[Bug 204187] Re: No compressed file system option in the installer

[Jörn Schönyan]

I forgot to include the link mentioned in #3, so here it is, for
completeness sake:

[1] http://askubuntu.com/questions/6197/trick-installer-to-use-btrfs-
root-with-compression

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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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