[Bug 1265192] Re: Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions

[Kim Cascone]

I wanted to add some info now that I have the installer launched and in front of me allowing me to backtrack the steps I took while doing a fresh install that wiped my "/home" partition
~+~+~+~+~+~
after selecting the "something else" option on the Installation Type screen and clicking continue
I was brought to the /dev/sdx visual display of my partitions

I had three ext3 parts:

/dev/sda1 or "/"
/dev/sda5 or "/home"
and 
/dev/sda6 or swap

next to each is a tick box labeled "Format?"
I ticked ONLY the /dev/sda1 box so I would install a fresh system onto a clean/wiped partition

then selected /dev/sda1 for boot loader installation

clicked on "Install Now"

the expected behavior would be to install Mint on this partition and
format this partition ONLY

and if this box were *not* ticked to simply install MInt/Ubuntu to this
partition and leave all others partitions  untouched

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Title:
  Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions

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

Bug description:
  Brand new Samsung laptop with UEFI. I had installed 13.04 Ubuntu but on reboot I never saw the 'grub' style menu. It just kept going into Windows 8.1.  So I got the 13.10 version (64 bit) and choose "Reinstall Ubuntu" (That may not be the exact text)
  It removed all the partiions including the recovery partitions. I do have a backup for the windows install, but I was very surprised that this happened.
  On a positive note I now have Ububtu up and running on my machine. 
  This is not my first time with Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu alongside WinXp, Vista and Windows 7. I've used Ubuntu desktop for over 6 years.
  If you would like me to try something to replicate this. .. I could shrink my existing partion make another one - reinstall and see if it whacks that one. I can do this now .. I'm still moving into this laptop so starting over is not so bad.

  Steve Devine

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