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[sachit <1265192@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

+1 for what @Bruno said. The before after is definitely a good idea. Will
it be very hard to put in considering it was once a part of the installer?

On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 12:39 AM, Bruno Nova <1265192@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> In my humble opinion, besides fixing the OS detection and ambiguous
> labels, a final confirmation step should be added after the
> simple/advanced partitioning step (like others have suggested).
>
> That step should detail the partitioning changes and warn the user that
> clicking "Install Now" will write the changes to disk and ask for
> confirmation.
> Something like the Ubuntu installer used to have:
> http://linux4us.org/images/ubuntu_8.10/install7.png
>
> It could also display the "before" and "after" disk(s) partitions in
> that step, or before in the simple partitioning step like it used to:
> http://www.dedoimedo.com/images/computers_new_1/ubuntu-install-
> partitioning.jpg
>
> The older versions of the Ubuntu installer made a better job here.
>
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> Title:
>   Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions
>
> Status in elementary OS:
>   Triaged
> Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
> Status in “ubuntu-livecd-image” package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
> Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
>   Triaged
> Status in “ubuntu-livecd-image” source package in Trusty:
>   Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>   Brand new Samsung laptop with UEFI. I had installed 13.04 Ubuntu but on
> reboot I never saw the 'grub' style menu. It just kept going into Windows
> 8.1.  So I got the 13.10 version (64 bit) and choose "Reinstall Ubuntu"
> (That may not be the exact text)
>   It removed all the partiions including the recovery partitions. I do
> have a backup for the windows install, but I was very surprised that this
> happened.
>   On a positive note I now have Ububtu up and running on my machine.
>   This is not my first time with Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu alongside
> WinXp, Vista and Windows 7. I've used Ubuntu desktop for over 6 years.
>   If you would like me to try something to replicate this. .. I could
> shrink my existing partion make another one - reinstall and see if it
> whacks that one. I can do this now .. I'm still moving into this laptop so
> starting over is not so bad.
>
>   Steve Devine
>
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Title:
  Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions

Status in elementary OS:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntu-livecd-image” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
  Triaged
Status in “ubuntu-livecd-image” source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Brand new Samsung laptop with UEFI. I had installed 13.04 Ubuntu but on reboot I never saw the 'grub' style menu. It just kept going into Windows 8.1.  So I got the 13.10 version (64 bit) and choose "Reinstall Ubuntu" (That may not be the exact text)
  It removed all the partiions including the recovery partitions. I do have a backup for the windows install, but I was very surprised that this happened.
  On a positive note I now have Ububtu up and running on my machine. 
  This is not my first time with Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu alongside WinXp, Vista and Windows 7. I've used Ubuntu desktop for over 6 years.
  If you would like me to try something to replicate this. .. I could shrink my existing partion make another one - reinstall and see if it whacks that one. I can do this now .. I'm still moving into this laptop so starting over is not so bad.

  Steve Devine

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