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Not really OffTopic - was {Re: Fedora has a boot option that forces the installer to recognize a drive as GPT, can this be added to Ubiquity/Debian?}

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Not really OffTopic - was {Re: Fedora has a boot option that forces the installer to recognize a drive as GPT, can this be added to Ubiquity/Debian?}
Date 2017-11-07 01:20 +0100
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On 11/06/2017 03:26 PM, David Wright wrote:
> (Copied to the OP.)
>
> On Mon 06 Nov 2017 at 20:34:38 (+0000), Tom Furie wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 06, 2017 at 08:04:40PM +0000, Indo Neh wrote:
>>> There is a boot option in Fedora 'inst.gpt' which forces the Fedora 26
>>
>>> Could this somehow be added to Ubiquity as this option is useful for anyone
>>
>> Wasn't the reply you received yesterday sufficient? You'll get on a lot
>> better if you ask Ubuntu related questions on the Ubuntu channels.
>
> Yes, but the OP might not be subscribed, and expect a direct reply (now sent).
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>

Why isn't query by user of a derivative [Ununtu] ask parent distro 
[Debian] suggest a feature.


https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census states:
"Ubuntu is a Debian derivative aimed at popularizing and polishing Linux."

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Fedora has a boot option that forces the installer to recognize a  drive as GPT, can this be added to Ubiquity/Debian? Indo Neh <indoneh@gmail.com> - 2017-11-06 21:30 +0100
  Re: Fedora has a boot option that forces the installer to recognize  a drive as GPT, can this be added to Ubiquity/Debian? Tom Furie <tom@furie.org.uk> - 2017-11-06 21:50 +0100
    Re: Fedora has a boot option that forces the installer to recognize  a drive as GPT, can this be added to Ubiquity/Debian? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-06 22:30 +0100
      Not really OffTopic - was {Re: Fedora has a boot option that forces  the installer to recognize a drive as GPT, can this be added to  Ubiquity/Debian?} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-11-07 01:20 +0100
        Re: Not really OffTopic - was {Re: Fedora has a boot option that  forces the installer to recognize a drive as GPT, can this be added to  Ubiquity/Debian?} Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2017-11-07 01:40 +0100
        Re: Not really OffTopic Tom Furie <tom@furie.org.uk> - 2017-11-07 01:50 +0100
        Re: Not really OffTopic - was {Re: Fedora has a boot option that  forces the installer to recognize a drive as GPT, can this be added to  Ubiquity/Debian?} Michael Stone <mstone@mathom.us> - 2017-11-07 06:00 +0100

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