Specification sugestion PartitionConfigure

[Jochen boutens]

>Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:55:50 -0700
>From: Matt Zimmerman <mdz at ubuntu.com>
>Subject: Re: Specification sugestion PartitionConfigure
>To: ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
>Message-ID: <20061017185550.GJ16160 at alcor.net>
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>On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 03:33:24PM +0000, Jochen boutens wrote:
> > I have been writing a specification on how changes on local file systems
> > could be handled.
> > Ubuntu does a good job of mounting external file systems, whether it be 
>USB
> > Disks, external hard drives or CD's. But internal changes on IDE disks 
>are
> > not handled at all. Ubuntu should notice file system changes, 
>communicate
> > them to the end user and suggest possible actions.
> > The use of uuid's in fstab did not make it any less confusing and most 
>users
> > would be helped by giving them a few simple options after a file system
> > change has been noticed.
> >
> > The specification can be found at :
> > https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/partitionconfigure
> >
> > It still needs allot of thought put into it, so edit the wiki where 
>needed.
> > I'm unfamiliar with the upstart system. So perhaps the concept to 
>configure
> > the partitions can later be added for other hardware changes.
>
>I'm having some difficulty understanding what you wrote there, but I think
>it's similar to an idea I've put on the UDS agenda:
>
>https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/mount-all-local-filesystems
>
>--
>  - mdz
>
Your spec is pretty vague, I'm not sure how far you are taking it, but they 
do seem to be heading in the same direction.

These are some of the use cases I had in my spec ( 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PartitionConfigure ):

*      Vincent new to Linux, adds his newly bought HD to his Ubuntu system. 
Ubuntu should ask is the user wants to mount it and auto mount it in the 
future. If it is not formatted, Ubuntu could suggest running gparted to edit 
the disk.
*      Me, owner of a HD rack, replaces HD's every few boots. Ubuntu should 
automatically notice the change after boot ask to mount and auto mount it in 
the future.
*      Mark creates a new partition using gparted. Ubuntu should notice the 
new partition and ask if the user wants to mount it and auto mount it in the 
future.

I shall leave my spec for what it is, and see what the 
"mount-all-local-filesystems" turns out to be.

Boutens Jochen

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