worst linux install ever

[woodsmoke]

Re: worst linux install ever

teunis, i agree about the pre-format, and I used to do that with Windblows also, when I was doing 2000 and xp.
And I agree also about some people have problems but we don't hear about the thousands who do not.
woodsmoke

[wizard10000]

Re: worst linux install ever

...And I agree also about some people have problems but we don't hear about the thousands who do not.

And if the problem causes data loss it doesn't matter if it only happens once in a thousand installs - it's a serious problem.

[oshunluvr]

Re: worst linux install ever

I'm a pre-formatter like Teunis.

I think it started about 5 years ago when an installer would freeze at format time. The solution was to pre-partition and format and all was well at install time. Since then, my desktop has grown sufficiently complicated enough that I simply don't trust the installer not to mess things up.

I have had zero installer issues since I started pre-formatting.

[Snowhog]

Re: worst linux install ever

But I always do the partitioning as a separate task from *parted and prior to starting the install, it just gives that much more control.

Same here. I always prepare the HDD using GParted. I do not let the LiveCD partitioner do that task. Never had an issue.