surely this bug is simple to fix? just do not reformat swap!
i'm assuming this happens because swap is autodetected and assigned to be used.
any assignments to the partition table, normally allocating partitions to
paths, result in a format being necessary AT THE END. why swap needs to be
reform
Still true for hardy and intrepid.
N.b. the UUID of the swap partitions is changed by the installer, so if
you are installing multiple versions of ubuntu on one machine, even if
you do not use recognised swap in the new install, the swap will not be
mounted by the original installation. This is be
Thanks for report it!. This is not a Critical bug, but it an unnecessary
thing.
** Changed in: partman-md (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Partitioner insists on formatting swap unnecessarily
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/38171
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This bug is is still alive and well with Gutsy Tribe 4. I was using the
alternate install CD.
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Partitioner insists on formatting swap unnecessarily
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/38171
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