Agreed that this is more than just a wishlist. AIUI, for cloud compute nodes this swap requirement can as much as double the local disk space requirements, which is not an appropriate outcome. I think we really need different recipes for server vs. desktop installs, here.
** Changed in: partman-auto (Ubuntu Quantal) Importance: Wishlist => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1032322 Title: Swap space allocation for large memory systems needs improvement To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-auto/+bug/1032322/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs