[Bug 426739] Re: side-by-side install resize separator is difficult to notice on large hard-drives

[Paul White]

This issue has sat with a status of 'Incomplete' for more than 10 years
now without any response so it is being closed as 'Fixed Released' as
no-one has posted any comments to suggest the report is still valid and
I haven't experienced any issues myself when installing Ubuntu which I
always do after selecting the manual partitioning option.

Please feel free to re-open this bug report if this is still an issue
when using a currently supported release of Ubuntu and tell us in which
release you still experience this issue.

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

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Title:
  side-by-side install resize separator is difficult to notice on large
  hard-drives

Status in Linux Mint:
  Fix Released
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  For installs on disks with an existing OS taking up the whole drive
  (very common), the default partitioning setup is side-by-side, with
  the linux partition only just large enough to contain the system files
  (c. 100MB free space).  The resizing widget on the visual indicator is
  not immediately obvious on large (tested with 256GB) drives, since
  it's only the width of the separator itself.  This leads to newbie
  (i.e. not familiar with partitioning) confusion when they just select
  next, and they run out of space quickly on the fresh install.  This is
  further compounded when they try again and end up with two tiny linux
  installs, until they either give up or approach the forums for help.

  Suggestion: somehow make it more obvious that you can change the
  amount of disk space available to linux at the partitioning stage,
  possibly explaining that the default is just enough for the system and
  that expanding it will enable you to both store more user data as well
  as install more programs (though this could be left in a tooltip or
  something)

  reported on Linux Mint 7 Gloria, based off Ubuntu Jaunty, causing new user confusion:
  http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=32451

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