Re-reading this thread, I see that what the installer is doing could be unexpected. It isn't the same as Widnows installers, which generally only by default destroy a targeted partition rather than the entire disk. In either event, I recall there is at least one warning.
For installing Ubuntu, the post by Chris Bainbridge seems to cover most of the issue. But after the warning message is shown, users should have something like three options: I know what I'm doing. Continue. Use Custom Install to select Partitions to be overwritten. Cancel and Exit Installer. Something like that. And my apologies for not realising that this behavior does differ from what I as a long-time Windows user (but new to Ubuntu) would expect to be the default action of a well-written installer. The most important thing is to get everyone of whatever background onto the same page in thinking about what is about to be done by the installer as quickly as possible during the installation process. Ubuntu does not have to do everything the way Windows does it, but if we are going to be different, we should let people know about the differences when possible. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265192 Title: Reinstallation wipes out all/other partitions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1265192/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
