[Bug 1038522] Re: [kde] manual partitioning in installer crashes

[Ghoulish Teknology]

Ok this is quite frustrating but I figured out how to get around the
installer bug, which will seem quite stupid.

When I attempted to do the installs I would pick the manual partition option, and only select the partitions for root, /home, and swap. The fix is:
1 - Use a partitioning program (the one in the KDE 64bit installer or another like gParted) to create the desired partitions and format them.
2 - Reboot the PC and boot from the install CD, DVD, or USB key.
3 - Select the manual option.
4 - Select the previously created partition for root, /home, and the others except DO NOT CLICK ON THE SWAP PARTITION AND THEN CLICK THE CHANGE BUTTON.
5 - Select the desired location for the Grub boot loader.
6 - Click the Install or Continue button on the bottom right for the installation to proceed.

On the hard drive that I use for my Linux installs, there is only one
partition marked as swap (the others are marked ext4) so the installer
will figured it out. For some odd reason it chokes it you attempt to
actually specify the swap partition during the manual partition
setup/selection process.

FYI,
I was able to install Kubuntu 12.04 64bit from USB key using the same fix as above.

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  [kde] manual partitioning in installer crashes

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