[Bug 204187] Re: No compressed file system option in ubiquity.

[Walter Lapchynski]

this is not an ubiquity issue, but an installer issue. probably best to
focus on debian-installer first.

** Also affects: debian-installer
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** No longer affects: debian-installer

** Also affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Summary changed:

- No compressed file system option in ubiquity.
+ No compressed file system option in the installer

** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

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Title:
  No compressed file system option in the installer

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Having a compressed file system available in Ubiquity would be useful
  to Install onto small devices (say a 1-4GB Usb drive)

  The jffs2 filesystem is in the Ubuntu kernel, but is missing from ubiquity (as of Mar 08 Daily LiveCD). Jffs would presumably be ideal for flash based devices.
  Userspace support seems to be poor. and mtd-tools is in universe rather than main.

  Other options exist, but seem less optimal.
  compFUSEd is userspace. Might be OK. Probably not as good as JFFS2.
  Reiserfs4 is not in the Ubuntu Kernel.
  e2compr is very old and not in the kernel.

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