Switching from Windows guide

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

On Dec 19, 2006, at 4:22 PM, Paul Eipper wrote:
> ...
> Rich Johnson escreveu:
>>
>> OK, I follow it now. The only issue I see, not really issues but 
>> possible speed bumps, is with the "Partitioning your disks." If we 
>> stick with telling the user to utilize the default partitioning then 
>> so be it, however it would be good to explain setting up /boot, /, 
>> /home/ and swap, and how it could be beneficial to a user who 
>> corrupts his system and has to reinstall. By having the separate 
>> /home directory, typically a user will not lose their hard work.
> ...
> I think this should be addressed as a spec/bug for the installer in 
> that it should have the default option as some sort of auto-config 
> algorithm to partition the drive the best way possible without user 
> intervention. It is not something impossible to accomplish and 
> actually *VERY* desirable.
> ...

Interesting idea. Perhaps you could report the bug?
<https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bugs>

Cheers
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Matthew Paul Thomas
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