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[James King <jlking3@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Erick Brunzell <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 06/18/2013 05:26 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
> > On 2013-06-18 09:18, Erick Brunzell wrote:
> >> I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially
> >> dangerous app in the "Accessories" column of a menu. IMHO Red Hats
> >> 'gnome-disk-utility' only adds risk so why do we even include it as a
> >> default app?
> >>
> >> In many ways it's comparable to Gparted which Ubuntu long ago decided to
> >> provide only on the live image so it would be available for installation
> >> purposes. BTW I think Gparted is much easier for even a noob to use.
> >>
> >> So I just wanted us to think about possibly dropping
> >> 'gnome-disk-utility' from "depends" and/or "recommends". It's not an
> >> earthshaking thing .............. just a thought.
> >>
> > IIRC 'gnome-disk-utility' alias palimpsest.
> >
> > It would not make a big difference for me, because I hardly use it, but
> > at the Ubuntu Forums I notice that people are using it for various
> > tasks. I would not consider it dangerous, but on the other hand, I keep
> > backups ;-)
> >
> > What feature is it, that you consider potentially dangerous? And would
> > you prefer to have it in another submenu (for example System Tools)? Or
> > would you like to use the disk space for a more useful tool?
>
> IMHO any app that allows repartitioning and/or formatting of a disc or
> partition is a bit risky for the average end user. I maintain a few
> dozen PC's for mostly elderly pensioners and I always remove it
> post-installation just to be on the safe side.
>
> I do think if we keep it as a default app that it would be better to
> have it in System Tools.
>

Coming from a former Mac User, having a Disk Utility application that was
similar to OSX  was comforting when I switched to Ubuntu (and later
Lubuntu). I use the program to reformat USB drives.