[Bug 1750645] Re: 18.04 Server installation missing partition options

[Daniel Smedegaard Buus]

I know I probably shouldn't join the negativity train here, but... OMG,
why? The usual installer is the best I've ever used in my 18 years of
Linuxing.

This new one is just broken beyond belief. Why is it here? A few weeks
ago, I had to give up on installing Ubuntu Server 18.04 on a machine
without internet because, hey — the new installer won't let you install
without internet.

Now, I'm trying to install on another server with internet, but hey, the
installer doesn't see the existing partitions.

How on Earth does this level of broken software get into an LTS release,
let alone *any* release?

I mean Debian-style conservatism is tiring, and Ubuntu is deliciously
free of this, but hey — there's gotta be a limit somewhere :)

I don't understand how it's now June, and the online images still have
this broken new installer bundled. Again, why? Why is it here? :D

Sorry.

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Title:
  18.04 Server installation missing partition options

Status in subiquity:
  New
Status in subiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Boot image: 20180220
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily-live/

  I tried to install the ubuntu-server daily live today and when
  presented with the partition program I noticed that almost all the
  interesting features are gone!

  There is no way to select encryption and lvm to start with.

  It doesn't scan the disks, basically if you have already any partition
  on any disk it will not show you anything. Just an option to create a
  new partition.

  This is really BAD!

  I've a machine with 3 HDs on which I would like to:
  - full encrypt all of them!
  - be able to use lvm to have swap and any number of partition on any disk
  - use ext 2 for /boot (which is not encrypted)

  At least I was able to configure the keyboard correct this time.
  By the way, the new install interface is terrible! The older one was a lot user friendly and did the work, this doesn't even look good.

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