[Bug 2137363] [NEW] Please accommodate a default filesystem of xfs besides ext4 without having to manually partition

[Michael Lueck]

Public bug reported:

Feature Request, opened from:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/823357

Since it is 26.04 LTS season right now....

Please accommodate a default filesystem of xfs besides ext4 without
having to manually partition.

I have been standardized on xfs as the file system since 2004. I
understand over at the Red Hat camp, they have made it their default
file system now.

I seek just a question of "OK, so you want default partitions... but
what file system would you prefer for the root file partition?" And that
answer could be ext4 / xfs / perhaps others.

With computers shifting away from BIOS access to EFI access to the
drives, partitioning has become delicate and challenging. As far as
recent LTS releases.... 22.04 was most painful. Many many installations
of 22.04 ended up creating not bootable drives. With such complexity of
partitions required.... it would be a very nice accommodation to simply
ask during the installation which file system is preferred for the root
file system, and for ubiquity to take care of the rest of the
complexities on its own.

Please / Thank You / Cherry On Top!

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

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Title:
  Please accommodate a default filesystem of xfs besides ext4 without
  having to manually partition

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Feature Request, opened from:
  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/823357

  Since it is 26.04 LTS season right now....

  Please accommodate a default filesystem of xfs besides ext4 without
  having to manually partition.

  I have been standardized on xfs as the file system since 2004. I
  understand over at the Red Hat camp, they have made it their default
  file system now.

  I seek just a question of "OK, so you want default partitions... but
  what file system would you prefer for the root file partition?" And
  that answer could be ext4 / xfs / perhaps others.

  With computers shifting away from BIOS access to EFI access to the
  drives, partitioning has become delicate and challenging. As far as
  recent LTS releases.... 22.04 was most painful. Many many
  installations of 22.04 ended up creating not bootable drives. With
  such complexity of partitions required.... it would be a very nice
  accommodation to simply ask during the installation which file system
  is preferred for the root file system, and for ubiquity to take care
  of the rest of the complexities on its own.

  Please / Thank You / Cherry On Top!

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