offer to create a separate /home partition
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ubiquity (Baltix) |
New
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Undecided
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ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity
A separate partition for /home has been proposed for a long time in the forums, due to the obvious advantages it poses → http://
It implies some risks, though, such as the risk of wasting space or running out of space if you are to use a small HD. So Ubiquity should estimate the amount of space that should be left for / or whether a separate partition should be made at all, then offer the user the option to do it through a most simple dialogue:
http://
Where the recommended options, based on HD size, would be::
1. The default should be to create a separate /home
2A. For the default option, if the hard drive is bigger than 20 GB, and it's a Ubuntu-only installation, 10 GB should go to / and the rest should go to /home
2B. If the hard drive is between 10 GB and 20 GB, and it's a Ubuntu-only installation, 5 GB should go to / and the rest to /home
2C. If the hard drive is less than 10 GB, there should not be a separate /home partition
3A. If the hard drive is bigger than 40 GB and a dual-boot, 10 GB should go to / and the rest to /home
3B. If the hard drive is between 30 GB and 40 GB and a dual-boot, 5 GB should go to / and the rest to /home
3C. If the hard drive is less than 30 GB and a dual-boot, there should be no separate /home partition.
SPECIFICATION:
See https:/
This is part of the spec https:/ /blueprints. edge.launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +spec/ubiquity- preserve- home