This section applies only if you chose to use
fdisk to partition your system.
To partition your system without using fdisk,
please skip to the Section called Automatic Partitioning for automatic partitioning
or the Section called Partitioning Your System for partitioning with
Disk Druid.
If you have already completed disk partitioning, skip to the Section called Boot Loader Installation for further installation
instructions.
 | Caution |
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| | Unless you have previously used
fdisk and understand how it works, we do not
recommend that you use it. It is much easier for new users to accidentally
corrupt or lose data using fdisk.
Disk Druid is easier to understand than
fdisk. To exit
fdisk, click Back to
return to the previous screen, deselect fdisk,
and then click Next.
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If you have chosen to use fdisk, the next
screen will prompt you to select a drive to partition using
fdisk. Once you have chosen which drive to
partition, you will be presented with the fdisk
command screen. If you do not know what command to use, type
[m] at the prompt for help.
When you are finished making partitions, type [w] to
save your changes and quit. You will be taken back to the original
fdisk screen where you can partition
another drive or continue the installation.
 | Note |
|---|
| | None of the changes you make take effect until
you save them and exit fdisk using the
w command. You can quit
fdisk at any time without saving changes using
the q command.
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After you have partitioned your drive(s), click
Next. You will need to use Disk
Druid to assign mount points to the partitions you just
created with fdisk.
You will not be able to add new partitions using Disk
Druid, but you can edit mount points for the partitions
you have already created. For each partition created with
fdisk, click on the
Edit button, choose the appropriate mount point
for that partition from the pull-down menu, and click on
OK.
