Also use GPT partition table for disks smalle rthan 2TB
Bug #1758312 reported by
Draget
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| partman-auto (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Since Grub2, Grub is also able to boot from a GPT disk even on legacy BIOS systems. GPT is more flexible in the naming or amount of partitions and more robust.
The only 'disadvantage' I could come up with would be if someone decides to install a secondary OS on a legacy BIOS system that does not handle GPT disks after Ubuntu was installed first with a GPT disk. This is somewhat a rare case. Even for Window-Dualboot setups, Windwos is usually installed first because it nukes the boot code anyways. If Ubuntu is installed as a second OS, it will not re-write the partition table anyways.
Thus I suggest defaulting to GPT for new partition tables (with protective MBR, as partman/parted should automatically do) even for smaller disk. :)
| affects: | ubiquity (Ubuntu) → partman-auto (Ubuntu) |
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