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Figure 3 11. Disk Partitioning Setup

Warning

The Red Hat Update Agent downloads updated packages to /var/spool/up2date by default. If you

partition the system manually, and create a separate /var partition, be sure to create the partition

large enough to download package updates.

If you chose to manually partition using Disk Druid, refer to Section 3.18.

If you chose to manually partition using fdisk, refer to Section 3.19.

3.17. Automatic Partitioning

Automatic partitioning allows you to have some control concerning what data is removed (if any)

from your system. Your options are:

Remove all Linux partitions on this system   select this option to remove only Linux partitions

(partitions created from a previous Linux installation). This will not remove other partitions you

may have on your hard drive(s) (such as VFAT or FAT32 partitions).

Remove all partitions on this system   select this option to remove all partitions on your

hard drive(s) (this includes partitions created by other operating systems such as Windows

95/98/NT/2000 or NTFS partitions).

Caution

If you select this option, all data on the selected hard drive(s) will be removed by the installation

program. Do not select this option if you have information that you want to keep on the hard drive(s)

where you are installing Red Hat Linux.

Keep all partitions and use existing free space   select this option to retain your current data

and partitions, assuming you have enough free space available on your hard drive(s).