Public bug reported:
In the "Installation type" dialog, Ubiquity assumes the default
installation drive (in my case sda) and bases all the information and
options on that drive. If you choose "Erase disk and install Ubuntu", a
warning pops up saying that sda will be erased.
Only in the next step do you actually get to choose which drive to
install to. So, if you want to install to another hard drive or a USB
thumb drive, you need to first erroneously confirm that you want to
completely wipe your internal drive even though you have no intention of
doing so. Pretty scary the first time you do it.
My suggestion is that you get to choose installation drive before
choosing installation type, or that the drive choice sits at the top of
the Installation type dialog.
** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
User asked whether to erase internal drive before choosing
installation drive
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