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

[Erick Brunzell]

The Lubuntu Oneiric Beta 1 live-i386 image now says only 3.9GB is
required. I think the Ubuntu image says 4.4GB but I need to recheck
that.

So I started the "automated" install (install alongside) where my blank
4GB flash drive was the only unpartitioned space available, and I have
2GB of RAM, so the installation stalls with the attached warning because
it wants to create about 2GB of swap which leaves an insufficient amount
of disc space for /.

IMHO that's actually OK though, because you're told that clicking on
continue will result in failure, and if you click on back you end up in
the manual partitioning screen.

Lubuntu now also has an alternate install image so I'd think we're OK
here.

I have no 64bit hardware so I can't test the amd64 images.

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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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