Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?]

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?]
Date	2017-01-07 11:10 +0100
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On 1/6/2017 1:16 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
> Richard Owlett composed on 2017-01-06 11:56 (UTC-0600):
>
>> David Wright wrote:
>
>>> It might save a lot of typing to use LABEL rather than UUID.
>
>> IIRC the partitioning phase of installer does not allow
>> specifying a label for the swap partition.
>
> In context of $SUBJECT, it would seem opportunity for setting a
> label on swap has already been presented,...

<chuckle> I got trapped in a mental rut. I now have a new mental 
outline of how to start from scratch when doing the first install 
of Linux on a new machine.

> ...  and the problem has to
> do with a change. If a label already exists, that the installer
> can't create one should be irrelevant. (That is can't I consider
> a design flaw.) By deselecting swap in partitioning you maintain
> the status quo.

Thread

Change of UUID? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2016-09-23 17:50 +0200
  Re: Change of UUID? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-09-23 19:00 +0200
    Re: Change of UUID? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2016-09-23 19:20 +0200
      Re: Change of UUID? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-09-23 19:40 +0200
    Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-06 16:50 +0100
      Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-01-06 17:30 +0100
        Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-01-06 17:50 +0100
          Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-06 19:00 +0100
            Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-01-06 20:20 +0100
              Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-07 11:10 +0100
            Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-01-06 22:50 +0100
              Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Keith Bainbridge <keithrbaugroups@gmail.com> - 2017-01-06 23:20 +0100
              Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-07 11:10 +0100
        Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2017-01-06 18:20 +0100
        Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-06 19:00 +0100
        Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-01-06 20:20 +0100
      Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-01-06 17:50 +0100
        Re: Installer trases UUID of swap - was [Re: Change of UUID?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-06 19:30 +0100

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