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4. In the Registration window, configure the information as prompted and click Next. The following steps
are based on the scenario that Skip Registration is selected in this step.
5. In the Add On Product window, select add-ons to be installed and click Next. The following steps are
based on the scenario that default options are selected in this step.
6. In the Suggested Partitioning window, use the suggested partitioning method and click Next. If you want
to create a drive partition, do one of the following:
• Manually create a root partition (/)
a. Click Create Partition Setup and select Custom Partitioning (for experts). Click Next.
b. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
c. In the New Partition Type window, select Primary Partition (for legacy mode only).
d. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
e. Type the amount of space (for example, 80 GB) in the Custom Size field and then click Next.
f. Select Operating System from Role.
g. In the Formatting Options area, select BtrFS from the File system drop-down list box.
h. In the Mount partition area, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
i. Click Finish.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot in legacy mode or /boot/efi in UEFI mode)
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
b. In the New Partition Type window, select Primary Partition (for legacy mode only).
c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
d. Type the amount of space (for example, 2 GB) in the Custom Size field and then click Next.
e. Select Operating System from Role.
f. In the Formatting Options area, select Ext4 (or FAT in UEFI mode) from the File System drop-
down list box.
g. In the Mounting partition area, select /boot (or /boot/efi in UEFI mode) from the Mount Point
drop-down list box.
h. Click Finish.
• Manually create a swap partition
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
b. In the New Partition Type window, select Primary Partition (for legacy mode only).
c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
d. Type the amount of space (for example, 2 GB) in the Custom Size field.
e. Select Swap from Role and click Next.
f. In the Format partition area, select Swap from the File system drop-down list box.
g. In the Mount partition area, select Swap from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
h. Click Finish.
Go to the Expert Partitioner window. The created root partition, boot partition, or swap partition is
displayed in the window. Ensure that the created partition is correct and click Accept. Then, click
Next.
7. In the Clock and Time Zone window, set the time zone and time and click Next.
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