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<div style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif">I noticed a similar lack of warning in my upgrade install. I was on a VM with snapshot backup in place, but still... I noticed that of you don't read *everything* *carefully* before clicking, you could quickly pave something important. <br>
<br>As an aside, I couldn't figure if it was possible for me to pave my '/' partition, but leave my '/usr/local' and '/home' partitions alone.<br><br>Sent from my Windows Phone</div></div>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">From: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:andre.rodovalho@gmail.com">Andre Rodovalho</a></span><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Sent: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif">10/24/2013 5:05 PM</span><br><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">To: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:ibere.fernandes@gmail.com">Iberê Fernandes</a></span><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Cc: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com</a>; <a href="mailto:meets@gmx.fr">JM</a>; <a href="mailto:lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net">lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net</a>; <a href="mailto:lubuntu-comms@lists.launchpad.net">Lubuntu Comms</a>; <a href="mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu user list</a></span><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Subject: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif">Re: [Lubuntu-qa] People do not understand the desktop installer</span><br>
<br></div></body></html><div dir="ltr">I checked Ubiquity, when you choose dual boot option, next window on wizard show the "graph", lubuntu and Windows alongside... But if the replace option is selected, there is nothing but the Install now button... Once you hit that, it's all gone!<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/10/24 Iberê Fernandes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ibere.fernandes@gmail.com" target="_blank">ibere.fernandes@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">2013/10/24 Nio Wiklund <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nio.wiklund@gmail.com" target="_blank">nio.wiklund@gmail.com</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div><div>On 2013-10-24 17:36, JM wrote:<br>
> On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:26:19 +0200<br>
> Nio Wiklund <<a href="mailto:nio.wiklund@gmail.com" target="_blank">nio.wiklund@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hi everybody,<br>
>><br>
>> Today, there is another person, who misunderstood the partitioning<br>
>> dialogue of the desktop installer.<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2183287" target="_blank">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2183287</a><br>
>><br>
>> 'When I went to install 13.10 I chose the option to remove windows and<br>
>> replace with Ubuntu. I had two partitions when I chose this. One with<br>
>> files I wanted to keep and the other being the windows 7 partition. When<br>
>> I chose to remove windows I assumed it would be placed on my C drive and<br>
>> not my other one. But what actually ended up happening was all my<br>
>> partitions merged into one deleting everything. Now I only have Ubuntu<br>
>> on my drive. I need help retrieving my files please!'<br>
>><br>
>> -o-<br>
>><br>
>> This is what I have been telling, when describing the One Button Installer<br>
>><br>
>> '...<br>
>> Case 1: Tool that is easy to use and just works<br>
>><br>
>> The normal linux installers that come with iso files are complicated to<br>
>> use or freeze during the installation process, and you want a tool that<br>
>> is easier to use and just works.<br>
>> ...<br>
>> a. The Desktop Installer is flexible and looks nice, and is generally<br>
>> easy to understand, but the partitioning page can make people confused.<br>
>> There are several threads at the Ubuntu Forums describing installations,<br>
>> where a previous system has been overwritten by mistake. ...'<br>
>><br>
>> It is really too bad, and something that should be improved in 14.04<br>
>><br>
>> Best regards<br>
>> Nio<br>
><br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> A window with a warning in big and red could be added before the person can access to the<br>
> "apply" button. Something such as:<br>
><br>
> WARNING YOU MIGHT DESTROY YOUR DATA : HAVE YOU DONE A BACKUP OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BEFORE<br>
> PROCEEDING?<br>
><br>
> ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO PROCEED?<br>
><br>
> Followed by a "Yes" and a "Quit" button. (Perhaps not all in high case... I don't use<br>
> html in mails).<br>
><br>
> And the installer has a partitionning tool which IS really confusing. I would suggest to<br>
> request that it be removed and calling Gparted which is much easier to understand,<br>
> imo, or it should be graphically improved and made perfect before being provided to<br>
> everybody.<br>
><br>
> I anwered to the person at the forum and provided links to testdisk and tutorials.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
> Mélodie<br>
><br>
</div></div>Thanks Mélodie for providing help to the poor fellow who misunderstood<br>
the installer!<br>
<br>
I was so absorbed by reporting the problem, that I forgot to help ... I<br>
will follow the case, and if testdisk does not work, and nobody else is<br>
faster than I, [I will] suggest PhotoRec.<br>
<br>
-o-<br>
<br>
Yes a warning screen is a good thing. Also a description of what will be<br>
wiped or overwritten (for each particular case). I agree that gparted is<br>
easier to understand, and available in the desktop iso file.<br>
<br>
Best regards<br>
<span><font color="#888888">Nio<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>From the Facebook posts to our list:
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><a href="http://amjjawad.blogspot.com/2013/10/ubiquity-and-installing-ubuntu-and-its.html" target="_blank">http://amjjawad.blogspot.com/2013/10/ubiquity-and-installing-ubuntu-and-its.html</a><br>
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<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Interesting user experience. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thank you Ali!</div></div>
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