Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

From	Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation
Date	2021-10-16 19:50 +0200
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On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 10:12:34 -0500, David Wright wrote:

[Lots of snipping]

> If you want to see a blow-by-blow example of the partitioner, you
> could revisit this post from a while back. IIRC the thread exercises
> most of the wrinkles that could occur if the user interface is
> misunderstood.
> 
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2015/02/msg00153.html
> 
> It's difficult to envisage a time when each and every d-i screen would
> be documented at this sort of level. I've no idea what the "limits" are
> of which you speak.

The Installer Guide dots many i's and crosses many t's. However,
you yourself have  sent many fine text screeshots of the installer
in action to -user.(I have never found out how they were produced).

One picture is worth..., etc. I wonder whether the Guide would
benefit from an appendix showing something similar.

-- 
Brian.

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Disk partitioning phase of installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-16 12:50 +0200
  Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation piorunz <piorunz@gmx.com> - 2021-10-16 13:10 +0200
  Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2021-10-16 13:10 +0200
    Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-16 13:30 +0200
      Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-10-16 14:20 +0200
        Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-10-16 14:40 +0200
        Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-16 14:50 +0200
          Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-10-16 15:20 +0200
            Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-16 16:30 +0200
              Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-10-16 17:20 +0200
                Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-10-16 19:50 +0200
                Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-10-18 18:20 +0200
                Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-10-19 16:10 +0200
      Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2021-10-16 17:20 +0200
      Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Tom Dial <tddial@comcast.net> - 2021-10-16 22:40 +0200

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