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3 Select OK > Apply to activate the partition.
NOTE: Resize Filesystems
To resize an existing file system, select the partition and use Resize. Note, that
it is not possible to resize partitions while mounted. To resize partitions, un-
mount the respective partition before running the partitioner.
15.1.4 More Partitioning Tips
The following section comprises a few hints and tips on partitioning that should help
you in taking the right decisions while setting up your system.
TIP: Cylinder Numbers
Note, that different partitioning tools may start counting the cylinders of a
partition with 0 or with 1. When calculating the number of cylinders, you should
always use the difference between the last and the first cylinder number and
add one.
Using swap
Swap is used to extend the physically available memory. This makes it possible to use
more memory than physical ram available. The memory management system of kernels
before 2.4.10 needed swap as a safety measure. In those times, if you did not have twice
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When using the mount option LABEL to mount a partition, define an appro-
priate label for the selected partition. For example, you could use the partition
label HOME for a partition intended to mount to /home.
If you intend to use quota on the file system, use the mount option Enable
Quota Support. This must be done before you can define quotas for users in
the YaST User Management module. For further information on how to
configure user quota, refer to
Mount Point
Specify the directory at which the partition should be mounted in the file
system tree. Select from various YaST proposals or enter any other name.
Section 12.3.5, "Managing Quotas" (page 172).