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Mount Point
be the root partition, enter /.
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Size (Megs)
unless changed you will end up with a 1 MB partition.
• Use remaining space
is to be considered the partition's exact size, or its minimum size. When selected, the partition
will grow to fill all available space on the hard disk. The partition's size will increase and decrease
as other partitions are modified. You can make multiple partitions growable; if you do, the addi-
tional free space will be shared among all growable partitions. The final partition sizes will not be
permanent until you select
•
Partition Type
DOS).
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Allowable Drives
disk's box is highlighted, then a desired partition can be created on that hard disk. If the box is not
checked, then the partition will never be created on that hard disk. By using different checkbox
settings, you can have Disk Druid place partitions as you see fit, or let Disk Druid decide where
partitions should go.
• : Select
Ok
• : Select
Cancel
3.8.7 Editing Partitions
To edit a partition, select the
If the partition already existed on your hard disk, you will only be able to
change the partition's mount point. If you want to make any other changes,
you will need to delete the partition and recreate it.
3.8.8 Deleting a Partition
To delete a partition, highlight it in the
asked to confirm the deletion.
Skip to Section 3.10, Formatting Partitions for further installation instructions.
: Highlight and enter the partition's mount point. For example, if this partition should
: Enter the size (in megabytes) of the partition. Note this field starts with a "1" in it;
: This checkbox indicates whether the size you entered in the previous field
to create the partitions.
OK
: This field contains a list of different partition types (such as Linux Native or
: This field contains a list of the hard disks installed on your system. If a hard
once you are satisfied with the settings and wish to create the partition.
Ok
if you do not want to create the partition.
Cancel
Edit button or double-click on the existing partition.
Chapter 3:Installing Red Hat Linux
Note
section and click the
Partitions
button. You will be
Delete