I went to install 12.04 on my 4gb netbook. First I had to edit /usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/misc.py to override the space check, next I ran out of space. Do you know why I ran out of space? because 12.04 automatically partitioned 2GB of swap (i had 2GB of ram). Next attempt I manually partitioned 500MB of swap, and then I was able to install. Still, I was surprised that 12.04 has regressed in that: 1) the bug I reported here 1 year ago to overide the space check was not addressed, and 2) It was not netbook aware in its automatic partitioning.
Previous versions of ubuntu installed on a netbook would automatically do 500MB for swap. I guess Ubuntu is linux for "new hardware" (not linux for human beings). As I sidenote, the netbook I bought from dell had ubuntu 9.04 pre-installed on it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775124 Title: Ubiquity should have a command line option to override the free space check To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/775124/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
