[Bug 2079488] [NEW] reformatting with f2fs error: existing filesystem

[Paul Weiß]

Public bug reported:

maybe issue is in the f2fs-tools instead.

to reproduce:
* install gparted and f2fs-tools
* open gparted
* create ext4 partition
* apply changes
* right-click the created ext4 partition
* "format to" -> "f2fs"
* apply

What happens:
* Error: <device> appears to contain an existing filesystem (ext4).
	Use the -f option to force overwrite.

What should happen:
* somewhere -f should be provided, to overwrite the filesystem as requested

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: gparted 1.3.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1-generic 6.5.13
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-44-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Sep  5 23:07:43 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-06 (1278 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1)
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: gparted
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-05-27 (467 days ago)

** Affects: gparted (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy

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Title:
  reformatting with f2fs error: existing filesystem

Status in gparted package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  maybe issue is in the f2fs-tools instead.

  to reproduce:
  * install gparted and f2fs-tools
  * open gparted
  * create ext4 partition
  * apply changes
  * right-click the created ext4 partition
  * "format to" -> "f2fs"
  * apply

  What happens:
  * Error: <device> appears to contain an existing filesystem (ext4).
  	Use the -f option to force overwrite.

  What should happen:
  * somewhere -f should be provided, to overwrite the filesystem as requested

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: gparted 1.3.1-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1-generic 6.5.13
  Uname: Linux 6.5.0-44-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu Sep  5 23:07:43 2024
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-06 (1278 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1)
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: gparted
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-05-27 (467 days ago)

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