On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Erick Brunzell <lbsol...@yahoo.com> 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.
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