On Sun, 1 Jan 2017 16:15:57 +0100, Mayavimmer wrote: > I have tried that very thing many times. It seems to fail in complicated > situations. Such as? Just out of interest (and I could have spared myself this test), I've done another F25 installation (from Workstation x86_64 live image) to a machine that can boot F25, F24, F22 and some other distributions already. LVM, ext4 and LUKS involved. I've asked for manual partitioning and haven't run into any issues. > And it never gives much of a diagnostic message beyond "your > configuration cannot be implemented" or some such. I'll try to repeat > those experiments and give details, starting tomorrow, if I can. *That* might lead to something. > >> Is there a lot of censorship on this list too? > > > > That's an irrational comment. > > No, that's a question. I am new to the list and would like to know if it > works efficiently or it is a wasteland of egos like most of the > internet. That's another irrational comment. I highly recommend you don't flee into more such off-topic comments. > In my humble opinion the F25 installer is awkward. Can I say that? If it makes you happy. Decide yourself. > > and your description so far sounds like PEBKAC. ;-) > > I might accept that as your own opinion if you knew the actual details, > which I have not given yet, Hence my earlier requests for details. > because I would have to reinstall yet again. > But all you know is that I have tried manual installation and failed. Seriously? You wrote: | Also note that "manual" does not seem to be very manual after all. | In previous more complicated installs it chooses put new partitions | in seemingly arbitrary empty spaces like LVMs. ??? > Thus your contribution so far sounds like an ad hominem. ;-) Talk is cheap. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
