Agreed. I don't know why gparted was abandoned, it provided a more user friendly way to do things. I like the proposal here too!
On Jan 8, 2008 9:00 AM, Mackenzie Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow, that's very thorough. I particularly like the partitioning > suggestions, since that seems to be the hardest thing to explain, and > Partman (that's what's in the new installer right?) feels uncomfortable. > Switching from GParted to Partman resulted in a more geeky interface, IMO. > I partition with GParted before starting the installer to avoid having to > use Partman now, but that thing where the live system auto-mounts the > partitions after you make them (which you showed in there) is really > annoying since it often fails on making the filesystem because of it (I'm > always racing to unmount the partitions as fast as possible). > > > On Jan 7, 2008 2:16 PM, Thorsten Wilms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I did a walk-through and compiled issues, suggestions and several > > mockups regarding the Ubuntu installation: > > > > http://thorwil.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/ubuntu_installer_thorwil.pdf > > > > Any comments welcome. I'm willing to refine things where and if there's > > interest. I could file requests if that's deemed helpful. > > > > The document is actually a bit older, but I decided to wait past the > > holidays ;) > > > > -- > > Thorsten Wilms > > > > thorwil's design for free software: > > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > > > > > -- > Mackenzie Morgan > Linux User #432169 > ACM Member #3445683 > http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com <-my blog of Ubuntu stuff > apt-get moo > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > -- Slingshot - a unique game everyone enjoys - and it's free :-) http://www.slingshot-game.org
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