If you
selected to let the partition grow to fill the existing space, this number may be much
larger than the requested amount.
Start/End??”Represents the partition??™s starting and ending cylinders on the hard disk.
In the top section, you can see each of the hard disks connected to your computer. The drive name
is shown first. That??™s followed by the model name of the disk. The total amount of disk space, the
amount used, and the amount free are shown in megabytes.
Reasons for Partitioning
There are different opinions about dividing up a hard disk. Here are some issues:
Do you want to install another operating system? If you want Windows on your computer
along with Linux, you will need at least one Windows (Win95 FAT16, VFAT, or
NTFS type), one Linux (Linux ext3), and one Linux swap partition.
Is it a multiuser system? If you are using the system yourself, you probably don??™t need
many partitions. One reason for partitioning an operating system is to keep the entire system
from running out of disk space at once. That also serves to put boundaries on what
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an individual can use up in his or her home directory (although disk quotas are good for
that as well).
Do you have multiple hard disks? You need at least one partition per hard disk.
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