If I understand this bug report correctly, this problem was fixed with the upstream release of GParted 0.11.0 on November 1, 2011.
The relevant upstream bug report is: Bug 438573 - cancel out overlapping actions https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=438573 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #438573 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=438573 ** Also affects: gparted via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=438573 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292575 Title: Gparted: no label editing before writing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/292575/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs