Add parted and gptfdisk to the ISOs

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Add parted and gptfdisk to the ISOs

03 April 2019, 06:34:00

These two packages are incredibly useful for partitoning, and not having them by default on the ISOs is a real shame.

Re: Add parted and gptfdisk to the ISOs

Reply #1 – 03 April 2019, 22:32:58

I'm preparing a new MATE ISO, I'll add them.

Re: Add parted and gptfdisk to the ISOs

Reply #2 – 04 April 2019, 18:29:06

I prefer using the runit base ISO. Could the base ISOs also be updated?

Re: Add parted and gptfdisk to the ISOs

Reply #3 – 04 April 2019, 19:58:41

We have by default ncurses cfdisk on iso, part of util-linux.

Re: Add parted and gptfdisk to the ISOs

Reply #4 – 04 April 2019, 22:25:50

I've never used cfdisk before, but I know there are people who use those other two tools. Do you consider cfdisk the be-all-end-all partitioning tool?

Re: Add parted and gptfdisk to the ISOs

Reply #5 – 04 April 2019, 22:34:03

cfdisk is pretty a mature piece of software, iirc 26 years development by now.
Since it is part of util-linux, I'd consider it a default partitioning tool, but it is also a matter of taste.