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2-12 Installing Linux on Alpha Systems

2.6.1 Disk Druid Example

Step 1 Disk Setup – Select "Disk Druid." Do not use fdisk

Partition

+--------------------+ Disk Setup +--------------------+

| |

| Disk Druid is a tool for partitioning and setting |

| up mount points. It is designed to be easier to use |

| than Linux’s traditional disk partitioning software,

| fdisk, as well as more powerful. However, there are |

| some cases where fdisk may be preferred. |

| |

| Which tool would you like to use? |

| |

| +------------+ +-------+ +------+ |

| +------------+ +-------+ +------+ |

| |

+------------------------------------------------------+

Step 2 Current Disk Partitions – Select "Add"

+-------------------------+ Current Disk Partitions +--------------------------+

| Mount Point Device Requested Actual Type |

| |

| Drive Summaries |

| Drive Geom [C/H/S] Total Used Free |

| sda [ 1106/255/63] 8675M 0M 8675M [ ] #|

| :|

| |

| +-----+ +------+ +--------+ +----+ +------+ |

| +-----+ +------+ +--------+ +----+ +------+ |

| |

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

F1-Add F3-Edit F4-Delete F5-Reset F12-Ok v 1.00

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