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Idea #1031: Add autofsck to repos and default install

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #11: Avoid Fsck Forced Irritation.
Written by houstonbofh the 29 Feb 08 at 06:32. Category: System. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
Rationale
AutoFsck https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AutoFsck is a script which automates periodic disk checking in such a way that it no longer bothers the user at boot every 30-ish times, and is streamlined in a friendly graphical user interface. Every linux partition has two important number associated with it, one is the number of times it has been mounted, the other is the number of times it is allowed to before being checked. AutoFsck looks at these, and if your drives are due for checking it asks if you want to check them. If you say yes, your drives are checked before your computer shuts down. If you say no, AutoFsck will ensure that the check will not run next time your computer boots. You will then be prompted again the next time you shut down.

NOTE - AutoFsck is not dangerous, it does not stop fsck from running if the filesystem in question is flagged as unclean during boot.

Every person I have recommended this to that tried it came back to me with praise for the program and thanks. No complaints at all.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #1031
Written by houstonbofh the 29 Feb 08 at 06:32.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1031 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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spec Blueprint prompt-for-fsck-on-shutdown: Ubuntu
forum Ubuntuforums.org thread #615060


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ssam wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 10:02
please merge
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/328/

houstonbofh wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 17:07
This is a package promotion thread. The other is a feature request thread. While /idea/1031 will solve /idea/328, /idea/328 will not solve /idea/1031.

Dridiot wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 20:36
autofsck has a bit of a crappy UI. That should be fixed before it's included in Ubuntu by default.

bubieyehyeh wrote on the 13 Mar 08 at 00:32
Totally agree with houstonboth, this is not a duplicate of some of the other ideas, but there seems no way to alert moderators that it isn't a duplicate now its marked as done.

This isn't a duplicate, Autofsck does far more than just stop fsck running at boot!

It stops it running at boot if your not present when usplash appears. It also allows you to do fsck's at shutdown so you can leave the pc knowing it will shutdown.


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