[Bug 387133] Re: data deleted on install

[Phillip Susi]

I'm sorry this happended to you, but yes, a reinstall removes everything
from the system directories, including /var.  You should mount your data
partitions in /mnt, /media, or /home.


** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  data deleted on install

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I had an XFS partition with with media for MythTV. During a reinstall
  of Ubuntu 9.04 I had it mount the partition with my MythTV data to
  /var/lib/mythtv/ When I finished installation all my MythTV data had
  been deleted. I installed from the standard Ubuntu 9.04 Live CD for
  i386. I expected the installer to simply remove conflicting files
  only, not my entire media collection.

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