[Bug 82385] Re: live cd installer - should warn when memory low

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  live cd installer - should warn when memory low

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubuntu-live

  Hi,

  On old computers, the live cd installation can fail due to
  insufficient memory (i.e. less than 500mb). This information isn't
  provided to user, who are often confronted with an installation which
  stalls/freezes/takes a very very long time for no apparent reason.
  Frequently people check the cd for errors, change their cd roms etc...
  before they can't work out what is happening.

  Ubuntu live should check the amount of available memory before
  attempting installation and provide a warning or use the swap file if
  the memory is too low. Fedora Core and others do this before
  installation

  Thanks,

  James

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