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

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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

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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:
  Incomplete

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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