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If you chose
Manually partition with fdisk
At this point, you must tell the installation program where to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS.
This is done by defining mount points for one or more disk partitions in which Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS will be installed. You may also need to create and/or delete partitions at this time (refer to
Figure 3–7, Partitioning with Disk Druid).
If you have not yet planned how you will set up your partitions, refer to Ap-
pendix F, An Introduction to Disk Partitions. At a bare minimum, you need
an appropriately-sized root partition, and a swap partition equal to twice the
amount of RAM you have on the system.
Figure 3–7 Partitioning with Disk Druid
The partitioning tool used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 is Disk Druid. With the exception of
certain esoteric situations, Disk Druid can handle the partitioning requirements for a typical Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS installation.
Chapter 3:Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
, please skip ahead to Section 3.13, Partitioning with fdisk .
Note