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256 Part III . Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution Deleting, Adding, and Editing Partitions Before you can add a partition, there needs to be some free space available on your hard disk. If all space on your hard disk is currently assigned to one partition (as it often is in DOS or Windows), you must delete or resize that partition before you can claim space on another partition. The section Dual Booting with Windows or Just Linux discusses how to add a partition without losing information in your existing single-partition system. Make sure that any data that you want to keep is backed up before you delete the partition. When you delete a partition, all its data is gone. Disk Druid is less flexible but more intuitive than the fdisk utility. Disk Druid lets you delete, add, and edit partitions. If you create multiple partitions, make sure that there is enough room in the right places to complete the installation. For example, most of the Linux software is installed in the /usr directory (and subdirectories), whereas most user data files are eventually added to the /home or /var directories. To delete a partition in Disk Druid, do the following: 1. Select a partition from the list of Current Disk Partitions on the main Disk Druid window (click it or use the arrow keys). 2. To delete the partition, click Delete. 3. When asked to confirm the deletion, click Delete. 4. If you made a mistake, click Reset to return to the partitioning as it was when you started Disk Druid. To add a partition in Disk Druid, follow these steps from the main Disk Druid window: 1. Select New. A window appears, enabling you to create a new partition. 2. Type the name of the Mount Point (the directory where this partition will connect to the Linux file system). You need at least a root (/) partition and a swap partition. 3. Select the type of file system to be used on the partition. You can select from Linux native (ext2 or preferably ext3), software RAID, Linux swap (swap), physical volume (LVM), or Windows FAT (vfat). To create a file system type different from those shown, leave the space you want to use free for now. After installation is complete, use fdisk to create a partition of the type you want. Tip Tip Caution
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