Bug#783514: auto partitioning with separate /home does not allow enough space for root partition when virtualbox default disk space is chosen
* Pirate Praveen <praveen@debian.org> [2015-04-27 22:25]:
> When default disk space of 8gb is chosen in virtual box and
> auto-partition with encryption is selected, root partition is given just
> 2.3 gb and installation fails without enough space (using lxde live
> prebuilt image).
>
> I think it would be better to give enough space for root partition if
> disk space is small. Since 8gb is the default size of virtual box hard
> disk, this situation can be common. I think the same issue will happen
> without encryption as well.
>
> Since we already know the size requirement of a live image, I think it
> makes sense to allocate the required space for / partition.
How much would you like to see for root in that situation? While it
may be good to increase / a bit in that situation, I think the real
solution is not to have a separate / when you only have 8 GB.
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Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
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