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TIP: Resetting the changes to default values
You can reset all changes to the defaults by clicking Change > Reset to Defaults.
YaST then shows the original proposal again.
3.9.1 Overview
The options that sometimes need manual intervention in common installation situations
are presented in the Overview tab. Modify Partitioning, Software selection and Locale
settings here.
Partitioning
In most cases, YaST proposes a reasonable partitioning scheme that can be accepted
without change. YaST can also be used to customize the partitioning, but only experi-
enced users should change partitioning.
When you select the Partitioning for the first time, the YaST partitioning dialog displays
the proposed partition settings. To accept these settings, click Accept Proposal.
To make small changes in the proposal, select Base Partition Setup on This Proposal
and adjust partitioning in the next dialog. For a completely different partitioning, select
Create Custom Partition Setup. In the next dialog, choose a specific disk to partition
or Custom Partitioning if you want to have access to all disks. For more information
about custom partitioning, refer to
(page 146)the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server documentation.
The partitioning scheme proposed should have sufficient disk space. If implementing
your own partitioning scheme, consider an absolute minimum of 5 GB for the system
partition. At least 10 GB are recommended. Personal data, such as documents, music
files, and images, require additional space.
Resizing a Windows Partition
If a hard disk containing a Windows FAT or NTFS partition is selected as the installation
target, YaST offers to delete or shrink this partition. This functionality is especially
useful if the selected hard disk contains only one Windows partition that covers the
entire hard disk (see
26 Deployment Guide
Section 8.5.5, "Using the YaST Partitioner"
Figure 3.1, "Possible Options for Windows Partitions" (page 27)).