[Bug 775124] Re: Ubiquity should have a command line option to override the free space check

[Erick Brunzell]

I finally got around to doing some testing with both Lubuntu 11.04
(which I realize was not officially part of Ubuntu) and the Lubuntu
Oneiric alpha 3 image, but I don't think the DE makes much difference
here. Regardless Lubuntu Natty requires 5.3GB and the Lubuntu Oneiric
alpha 3 requires 4.6GB so it's not possible to install on my machine
with an old 3.2GB drive in spite of having a 1500mhz CPU and 2GB of RAM.

As said I think this is really DE agnostic because an advanced user
should know what they're doing and be able to override most defaults
using the live CD. Consider that we're presented with three "must have"
options:

1) has at least <such-n-such> drive space
2) is plugged in to a power source
3) is connected to the internet

I have no laptop or netbook so I can't test option #2 regarding the need
for a hardwired power source but I have tried installing with no
Internet connection just by unplugging my ethernet cable and the
installation does proceed, usually successfully (language packs can be
problematic but that's easily solved post-installation).

So I really don't think we need to be presented with a CLI option. Why
can't the disc space option be treated just like the internet option?
That is more as a warning than an absolute dead-end? How is the power
source option treated?

When I look at that "page" in the installation process I really don't
see any wasted space so I don't see how we could add an additional line
such as:

Proceeding if any of the above are not observed may result in a failed
installation!

I'd want us to be very cautious to avoid something like the nearly
unreadable fonts discussed in bug 743238. We must be able to read the
text :^(

But one should be able to proceed with a "manual" installation (now
called "something else") which assumes that the person installing knows
what they are doing.

In other words, the installation should not be stopped for the lack of
disc space anymore than for the lack of an internet connection.

Either Evan Dandrea or Colin Watson will need to make a decision
regarding this.

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Title:
  Ubiquity should have a command line option to override the free space
  check

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Oneiric:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

   I downloaded the 11.04 desktop i386 iso, put it on a usb drive so i
   could it install it on my netbook, but couldnt even get past the
   install screen, because it says i need 4.4GB to install ubuntu 11.04.
   The problem is that my hard drive is only 4GB large, a common size in
   netbooks.  I have run installers for ubuntu 10.10, 10.04, 9.10 and
   9.04 netbook editions on my netbook and never had a problem before.  I
   notice that 11.04 has netbook and desktop editions combined into a
   single ISO, so maybe that is why the error happened in 11.04 and not
   before.

   Also, I notice that the install footprint of 10.10 is around 2.1GB, so
   it shouldnt be a problem running 11.04 unless they truly added 2GB of
   junk to the OS.  The problem is I just can't get past the installer.

  [i am intentionally posting a duplicate of bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772164 because i can't change the package of 
  bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772164 to ubiquity from netbook]

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.6.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun May  1 20:24:28 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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