Automatic partitioning allows you to perform an
installation without having to partition your drive(s) yourself. If you
do not feel comfortable with partitioning your system, it is recommended
that do not choose to partition manually and
instead let the installation program partition for you.
 | Note |
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| | If the Automatic Partitioning option does not
appear, then you do not have enough free space available for this
installation option. You can either exit out of the installation
program and make space available, or you can partition manually.
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In this screen, you can choose to perform automatic partitioning, to
partition manually using Disk Druid, to
partition manually using fdisk, or use the
Back button to choose a different installation
method (see Figure 4-5).
If you do not want to lose some or all of your
data, choose to partition manually or choose a different installation
class.
 | Caution |
|---|
| | A workstation-, custom-, or laptop-class
installation using
automatic partitioning will remove all data on all currently
existing Linux partitions.
If you do not want Red Hat Linux to be installed on your MBR or if you want to
use a boot manager other than LILO, do not choose this installation
method.
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| Caution |
|---|
| | A server-class installation using automatic partitioning
will remove all data on all partitions of all hard
drives.
If you have another OS on your system that you wish to keep installed,
if you do not want Red Hat Linux to be installed on your MBR, or if you want
to use a boot manager other than LILO, do not choose this installation
method.
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If you are not sure how you want your system to be partitioned, please
read An Introduction to Disk Partitions in the
Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide.
