Either of these two options takes you through the
guided partitioning, which is covered in this section.
A third option, manually editing the partition, enables you to be more exacting about
your partition setup, but you should not try this without help or at least without reading
Chapter 7.
The guided partitioning section presents three partitioning schemes. Each of the options
includes a suitable amount of swap space but has different benefits based on your situation.
You must select one from the list before you proceed. See the ???Selecting a Partition
Scheme??? sidebar for more information.
When installing to small disk drives (those under a few gigabytes in size), you should use
ext2 file systems instead of ext3. The journaling feature in ext3 requires that a portion of
the disk be set aside for the journal, but the feature is of limited usefulness on small file systems. You
can change file system types by going into the partition properties. To do this, highlight the partition
using the arrow keys and press Enter.
The next step will modify the contents of your hard disk. Check your partition settings
carefully before proceeding.
6. With your partition configuration chosen, select Finish Partitioning and Write Changes
to Disk. This is your last chance to cancel changes that could cause damage to any
other operating systems you may have on the disk, so check the screen carefully before
proceeding!
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