3. Change any of the attributes (as described in the add partition procedure). For a new
install, you may need to add the mount point (/) for your primary Linux partition.
4. Select OK. (The changes don??™t take effect until several steps later, when you are asked to
begin installing the packages.)
Partitioning with fdisk
The fdisk utility is available with most every Linux system for creating and working with disk partitions
in Linux. It does the same job as graphical partitioning tools such as Disk Druid, although
it??™s no longer offered as an option during Fedora installation.
During Fedora and other Linux installations that have virtual terminals running, you can
switch to a shell (press Ctrl+Alt+F2) and use fdisk manually to partition your hard disk.
The following procedures are performed from the command line as root user.
Remember that any partition commands can easily erase your disk or make it inaccessible.
Back up critical data before using any tool to change partitions! Then be very careful
about the changes you do make. Keeping an emergency boot disk handy is a good idea, too.
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The fdisk command is one that is available on many different operating systems (although it looks
and behaves differently on each).
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