Stage One: The Base Installation
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partitions whatever space that is left on the drive can be divided up into
as many logical partitions as needed. The limit on logical partitions is only
constrained by the space on the disk.
Whether you are constructing a primary, or a logical partition, the total space
left on the device will be offered for the new partition. Simply type in a new
value to override the displayed size. Pressing enter to accept the value typed
will present the options: Beginning, End, and Cancel. The new partition
may be placed at either the beginning of the free space, or at the end of it, or
its creation can be canceled all together, by choosing the appropriate option.
A few suggestions:
  Create the root partition first, and make it a primary partition.
  Create the swap partition second. It too must be a primary partition.
  Create whatever additional primary or logical partitions are desired.
Whenever cfdisk creates a partition, it assumes that it will be a Linux partition
and creates it so. When creating a swap partition the FS (file system) type is
not correct. It should be a Linux Swap FS type. When the highlight bar rests
on a partition the options section of the screen looks like:
[Bootable] [ Delete ] [ Help ]
[Maximize] [ Print ]
[ Quit ]
[ Type ]
[ Units ] [ Write ]
While the up/down arrow keys move from one partition information line to
the next, the left/right arrow keys move the highlight bar from one option to
the next/previous one. In addition the first letter of the option will activate it
as well, so pressing the 't' key will allow the FS type to be changed. This will
display a list of all the allowed FS types. Typing the number of that FS type
will change the partition to the new type when enter is pressed. The correct
FS type for a swap partition is number 82, Linux Swap.






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