Comment 23 for bug 775124

Indeed,

but, for example, 4GB SSD Drives are now inexpensive, and on some laptops.
I also recall the pleas for help with 2.3GB hell when the system just used
2.3GB and then left no room for user data! Can we find a 'middle' ground,
or are such people faced with alternate install only.

Regards,

Phill.

On 19 March 2012 15:08, Evan Dandrea <email address hidden> wrote:

> For what it's worth, the fudge factor is there not as a workaround, but
> because we do not want users creating an Ubuntu installation that is
> only just big enough to contain the system files. We should ensure they
> have enough room to be able to use the operating system, including
> storing documents, music, and downloads, for the life of the
> installation.
>
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> Packages Team, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (819538).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775124
>
> Title:
> Ubiquity should have a command line option to override the free space
> check
>
> Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in “ubiquity” source package in Oneiric:
> Won't Fix
> Status in “ubiquity” source package in Precise:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubiquity
>
> I downloaded the 11.04 desktop i386 iso, put it on a usb drive so i
> could it install it on my netbook, but couldnt even get past the
> install screen, because it says i need 4.4GB to install ubuntu 11.04.
> The problem is that my hard drive is only 4GB large, a common size in
> netbooks. I have run installers for ubuntu 10.10, 10.04, 9.10 and
> 9.04 netbook editions on my netbook and never had a problem before. I
> notice that 11.04 has netbook and desktop editions combined into a
> single ISO, so maybe that is why the error happened in 11.04 and not
> before.
>
> Also, I notice that the install footprint of 10.10 is around 2.1GB, so
> it shouldnt be a problem running 11.04 unless they truly added 2GB of
> junk to the OS. The problem is I just can't get past the installer.
>
> [i am intentionally posting a duplicate of bug
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772164 because i can't change the package
> of
> bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772164 to ubiquity from netbook]
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: ubiquity 2.6.10
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun May 1 20:24:28 2011
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US:en
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: ubiquity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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