The maximum is three times RAM. I agree it's a bit excessive in this case, though not critical since it does also make sure that there's plenty of space in / and will reduce the swap size if necessary. On a 160GB disk there's plenty of room for both so it allocates the maximum.
** Changed in: partman-auto (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: ubiquity => partman-auto Importance: Undecided => Low Status: New => Confirmed -- installer create huge swap partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134505 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs