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4 Specify additional file system options if your setup requires them. This is neces-
5 Click OK > Apply to apply your partitioning setup and leave the partitioning
12.1.3 Editing a Partition
When you create a new partition or modify an existing partition, set various parameters.
For new partitions, suitable parameters are set by YaST and usually do not require any
modification. To edit your partition setup manually, proceed as follows:
1 Select the partition.
2 Click Edit to edit the partition and set the parameters:
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sary, for example, if you need persistent device names. For details on the available
options, refer to Section 12.1.3, "Editing a Partition"
module.
If you created the partition during installation, you are returned to the installation
overview screen.
File System ID
Even if you do not want to format the partition at this stage, assign it a file
system ID to ensure that the partition is registered correctly. Possible values
include Linux, Linux swap, Linux LVM, and Linux RAID.
File System
Change the file system or format the partition here. Changing the file system
or reformatting partitions irreversibly deletes all data from the partition.
Ext3 is the default file system for the Linux partitions. ReiserFS, JFS, XFS,
and Ext3 are journaling file systems. These file systems are able to restore
the system very quickly after a system crash, because write processes are
logged during the operation. Furthermore, ReiserFS is very fast in handling
lots of small files. Ext2 is not a journaling file system. However, it is rock
solid and good for smaller partitions, because it does not require much disk
space for management.
Encrypt File System
If you activate the encryption, all data is written to the hard disk in encrypted
form. This increases the security of sensitive data, but slightly reduces the
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