Install (manual partitioning re-using home partition) in Ubuntu Desktop (Legacy) amd64 in Xenial Beta 2 (archived)

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Boot up the image

The system boots properly and loads the installer displaying Welcome dialog with language selection and 'Try Ubuntu' and 'Install Ubuntu' buttons

Click on the Install Ubuntu icon

The 'Keyboard Layout' screen appears

The proposed keyboard corresponds with your keyboard

Select your keyboard layout and click on continue

The 'Preparing to install Ubuntu' screen is displayed

On the screen Preparing to install Ubuntu, note the availability of the following components

Available options should represent the state of your system accurately

• (If network is available) Download updates while installing Ubuntu
• (If on a 'laptop') Is plugged to a power source
• Install third-party software ... option available

Click on the continue button

The 'Installation type' screen is displayed

Select Manual Partitioning

A screen showing the current hard disks and partition layouts is displayed

Select the drive you wish to partition and use the 'Add', 'Change', and 'Delete' buttons to create your desired scheme

The screen updates showing your desired partitions and mount points

Make sure that your scheme also includes a separate /home partition

Once your partitioning scheme is laid out click on Install Now

The partitions and disk layouts are created. Then, the 'Where are you?' screen is displayed

If your system is connected to the network, note the preselected timezone correspond with your timezone and the city indicated in the text box

The timezone and city displayed match your timezone and a city from your area

Click on the continue button

The 'Who are you?' screen appears

Input your initial user details and password (Note admin can not be used - it is a dedicated Linux User)

Name, username and password are accepted. Additionally, the continue button is enabled

Click on the continue button

The 'Welcome to Ubuntu ' slide is displayed

Wait for the installer to finish

An 'Installation Complete' dialog appears

Click the Restart now button

GUI is shut down, a prompt to remove media and press Enter appears

Remove the disc and press enter

The machine has been rebooted

Allow the machine to reboot

The system boots properly and loads into Ubuntu

Login as the user you created

The new user's desktop is presented

Open a terminal using your Ubuntu commands or GUI to do so, in terminal enter df -h and press enter

Terminal echoes the output of the df command

Check that / and /home use different partitions

Create a file in the /home/$USER/ directory to check for later.

Run the following command to create a file we'll check for later:

echo "dummy file" > /home/$USER/dummy_file

Shutdown the installed system.

Put the installation medium back in, and boot into the installation of a new system.

Do everything as before, but when you get to the manual partitioning screen, make sure to remove the old '/' partition, create a new one, and make sure the partition used for '/home' has also been selected to have '/home' as the mount point (highlight the existing home partition, and click the 'Change' button), but make sure the reformat check box is left unchecked.

Continue installation as normal, and reboot once finished.

Boot into the installed system and check the file you created in the previous install is present in the '/home/' directory

cat /home/$USER/dummy_file

If all actions produce the expected results listed, please submit a 'passed' result.
If an action fails, or produces an unexpected result, please submit a 'failed' result and file a bug. Please be sure to include the bug number when you submit your result.