This is no longer an issue post-xenial, since we now default to swap files. For xenial, a low-touch solution might be to just cap the minimum swap size at 2G, as per this attached patch.
** Patch added: "partman-auto.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-auto/+bug/1351267/+attachment/5057359/+files/partman-auto.debdiff ** Also affects: partman-auto (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: partman-auto (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: partman-auto (Ubuntu Xenial) Assignee: (unassigned) => dann frazier (dannf) ** Changed in: partman-auto (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1351267 Title: partman-auto prefers to give disk to swap, leaving root too small To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-auto/+bug/1351267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs