"Replace Windows with Ubuntu" and "Erase disk and install Ubuntu"
When installing, is "Replace Windows with Ubuntu" in 14.04 the same as "Erase disk and install Ubuntu" in previous version?
If that is the case, the current discription is very misleading. The option and warning message suggest Windows and Windows related files are the only things being removed, while in reality the partition table has been rewritten, effectly removing all files.
I thought Ubuntu was able to detect Windows installation partition and try to install Ubuntu in that area of the hard disk, but I was horrified when my data storage partition has seeming merged with the system partition.
Note that the warning message for the old option isn't exactly very clear neither. Both the new and old options talk about files and operaing systems at the same time. People know files are separate from OS because they can open files in different OS, so when the description puts the two together, they will assume it is specifically about the files of the OS.
I suggestion using more overreaching and simple wording such as "erase harddrive", "remove all files on computer", and "re-partition" to make sure everyone is truly warned, even those action might not technically be the action the installer is performing. Reminder such as "data loss will occur, please backup important files" would be exceedingly useful as well.
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