Slackware-current test install. Installer not seeing "Linux root (x86-64)" partition type
 

Hi!

I just started installation of current on a UEFI machine using a USB stick created according to instructions found on slackware docs website. Last time I installed on this machine using the installer was probably few years ago when 14.2 came out. Have since moved the system at least a couple of times to new ssd drives. At some point i noticed cgdisk lists quite a few new filesystem types "Linux root (x86-64)" being one of them.
Curious I decided to give it a shot and created a new root partition using this type. All went well and I was able to transfer the files and run the system off the new ssd.
Now when I started the installation today and went to choose the installation partition it wasn't visible. Not a big deal, I went to cgdisk and changed the type to regular "Linux filesystem" 8300 and after that it got detected by the installer.

From what I read on the internet I understand new filesystem types are a systemd thing so installing on them would be of no benefit at all, but should they be at least visible so the person installing does not get confused?

Should we consider it a bug in the installer? :)

Regards,
Alex

New stuff for big distros, who cares? Slackware doesn't.
Slackware only looks at partition type 83 (8300 in gdisk) and you'd be wise to select what is mentioned in the documentation... otherwise the bug is in your workflow.

Well, to be fair, the installer screen does say we need a "Linux" type partition. Thinking about it it's not a surprise the installer doesn't support it. Anyway, it is interesting that "new" partition types are being invented.

This being said technically nothing prevents installing Linux in, say, a Microsoft basic data partition: what really matters is the file system type. But yes, knowing that the installer looks for a Linux partition you make your life easier complying to that than modifying the installer ;)