diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp
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+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <http://github.com/calamares> ===
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2015, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   Calamares is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "PartUtils.h"
+
+#include "PartitionCoreModule.h"
+
+#include "core/DeviceModel.h"
+#include "core/KPMHelpers.h"
+
+#include <kpmcore/core/partition.h>
+
+#include <utils/Logger.h>
+#include <JobQueue.h>
+#include <GlobalStorage.h>
+
+#include <QProcess>
+
+namespace PartUtils
+{
+
+bool
+canBeResized( PartitionCoreModule* core, const QString& partitionPath )
+{
+    //FIXME: check for max partitions count on DOS MBR
+    cDebug() << "checking if" << partitionPath << "can be resized.";
+    QString partitionWithOs = partitionPath;
+    if ( partitionWithOs.startsWith( "/dev/" ) )
+    {
+        cDebug() << partitionWithOs << "seems like a good path";
+        bool canResize = false;
+        DeviceModel* dm = core->deviceModel();
+        for ( int i = 0; i < dm->rowCount(); ++i )
+        {
+            Device* dev = dm->deviceForIndex( dm->index( i ) );
+            Partition* candidate = KPMHelpers::findPartitionByPath( { dev }, partitionWithOs );
+            if ( candidate )
+            {
+                cDebug() << "found Partition* for" << partitionWithOs;
+                if ( !candidate->fileSystem().supportGrow() ||
+                     !candidate->fileSystem().supportShrink() )
+                    return false;
+
+                bool ok = false;
+                double requiredStorageGB = Calamares::JobQueue::instance()
+                                                ->globalStorage()
+                                                ->value( "requiredStorageGB" )
+                                                .toDouble( &ok );
+
+                qint64 availableStorageB = candidate->available();
+
+                // We require a little more for partitioning overhead and swap file
+                // TODO: maybe make this configurable?
+                qint64 requiredStorageB = ( requiredStorageGB + 0.1 + 2.0 ) * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+                cDebug() << "Required  storage B:" << requiredStorageB
+                         << QString( "(%1GB)" ).arg( requiredStorageB / 1024 / 1024 / 1024 );
+                cDebug() << "Available storage B:" << availableStorageB
+                         << QString( "(%1GB)" ).arg( availableStorageB / 1024 / 1024 / 1024 );
+
+                if ( ok &&
+                     availableStorageB > requiredStorageB )
+                {
+                    cDebug() << "Partition" << partitionWithOs << "authorized for resize + autopartition install.";
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    cDebug() << "Partition" << partitionWithOs << "CANNOT BE RESIZED FOR AUTOINSTALL.";
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+OsproberEntryList
+runOsprober( PartitionCoreModule* core )
+{
+    QString osproberOutput;
+    QProcess osprober;
+    osprober.setProgram( "os-prober" );
+    osprober.setProcessChannelMode( QProcess::SeparateChannels );
+    osprober.start();
+    if ( !osprober.waitForStarted() )
+    {
+        cDebug() << "ERROR: os-prober cannot start.";
+    }
+    else if ( !osprober.waitForFinished( 60000 ) )
+    {
+        cDebug() << "ERROR: os-prober timed out.";
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        osproberOutput.append(
+            QString::fromLocal8Bit(
+                osprober.readAllStandardOutput() ).trimmed() );
+    }
+
+    QString osProberReport( "Osprober lines, clean:\n" );
+    QStringList osproberCleanLines;
+    OsproberEntryList osproberEntries;
+    foreach ( const QString& line, osproberOutput.split( '\n' ) )
+    {
+        if ( !line.simplified().isEmpty() )
+        {
+            QStringList lineColumns = line.split( ':' );
+            QString prettyName;
+            if ( !lineColumns.value( 1 ).simplified().isEmpty() )
+                prettyName = lineColumns.value( 1 ).simplified();
+            else if ( !lineColumns.value( 2 ).simplified().isEmpty() )
+                prettyName = lineColumns.value( 2 ).simplified();
+
+            QString path = lineColumns.value( 0 ).simplified();
+            if ( !path.startsWith( "/dev/" ) ) //basic sanity check
+                continue;
+
+            osproberEntries.append( { prettyName,
+                                      path,
+                                      canBeResized( core, path ),
+                                      lineColumns } );
+            osproberCleanLines.append( line );
+        }
+    }
+    osProberReport.append( osproberCleanLines.join( '\n' ) );
+    cDebug() << osProberReport;
+
+    Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage()->insert( "osproberLines", osproberCleanLines );
+
+    return osproberEntries;
+}
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15598328b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <http://github.com/calamares> ===
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2015, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   Calamares is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PARTUTILS_H
+#define PARTUTILS_H
+
+#include "OsproberEntry.h"
+
+#include <QString>
+
+class PartitionCoreModule;
+
+namespace PartUtils
+{
+
+bool canBeResized( PartitionCoreModule* core, const QString& partitionPath );
+
+OsproberEntryList runOsprober( PartitionCoreModule* core );
+
+}
+
+#endif // PARTUTILS_H