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Stuart Ellis (elliss)
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Author: elliss
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+
<chapter id="ch-disk-partitioning">
<title>Disk Partitioning</title>
-
<para>
- If you are new to Linux, you may want to use the automatic
- partitioning method. If you are a more experienced Linux user, use
- the manual partitioning method for more control over your system
- configuration, or select and modify the automatically defined
- partitions.
+ &FC; creates and uses several <firstterm>partitions</firstterm> on
+ the available hard drives. You may customize both the partitions,
+ and how the drives on your system are managed. On systems with more
+ than one hard drive you may also configure &FC; to operate several
+ drives as a group, or array, with RAID. Partitions and RAID arrays
+ are explained in <xref linkend="sn-partitioning-general"/>, and
+ <xref linkend="sn-disk-druid"/>.
</para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Changing Your Mind</title>
- <figure id="fig-partitioning-setup">
- <title>
- Disk Partitioning Setup Screen
- </title>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata align="center" fileref="figs/partitioning-setup.eps" format="EPS"/>
- </imageobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata align="center" fileref="figs/partitioning-setup.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>disk partitioning setup screen</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </figure>
-
-
- <section id="sn-choosing-partition-method">
- <title>Choosing a Partitioning Method</title>
-
- <section id="sn-automatic-partitioning">
- <title>Setting Up Partitions Automatically</title>
-
- <para>
- Choose <guilabel>Automatic partitioning</guilabel> at the
- partitioning menu to use a preset partitioning layout.
- <application>Disk Druid</application> then displays additional
- options:
- </para>
-
-
- <figure id="fig-partitioning-automatic">
- <title>
- Automatic Partitioning Setup Screen
- </title>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata align="center" fileref="figs/partitioning-automatic.eps" format="EPS"/>
- </imageobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata align="center" fileref="figs/partitioning-automatic.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>automatic partitioning screen</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </figure>
-
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Remove all Linux partitions on this
- system</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Removes all <firstterm>ext2</firstterm>,
- <firstterm>ext3</firstterm>, and <firstterm>Linux
- swap</firstterm> partitions from all hard disks
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Remove all partitions on this
- system</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Removes <emphasis>all</emphasis> partitions from all hard
- disks
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Keep all partitions and use only existing free
- space</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Uses only the unpartitioned space on the hard disk(s) to
- install &FC;
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
-
- <para>
- Select the desired option.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Next, select any disks you wish to use for Linux partitions. If
- your system contains only one disk, that disk is automatically
- selected. Any disks you select are used for Linux partitions
- according to the option selected above. The option selection is
- global, and you may not select a different option for each disk.
- </para>
-
- <note>
- <title>Device Names</title>
- <para>
- If you are confused about the device names used in this box,
- consult the Linux Partition-HOWTO at <ulink
- url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/partition-2.html">http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/partition-2.html</ulink>.
- </para>
- </note>
-
- <para>
- To review the automatic partition configuration, select the
- <guilabel>Review</guilabel> checkbox.
- </para>
- <para>
- If you remove any existing partitions, the installation program
- asks you to confirm this choice. After you review and approve
- the partition configuration, select <guibutton>Next</guibutton>
- to continue to the next installation step. Proceed with <xref
- linkend="ch-bootloader"/>.
- </para>
-
- </section>
-
- <section id="sn-manual-partitioning">
- <title>Setting Up Partitions Manually</title>
+ <para>
+ The installation process makes no changes to your system until
+ package installation begins. You may use
+ <guibutton>Back</guibutton> to return to previous screens and
+ change your selections at any time.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ <para>
+ <remark role="FIXME">Needs screenshot.
+ </remark>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The box on the screen lists the available drives. By default, the
+ installation process may affect all of the drives on your computer.
+ To ensure that specific drives are not repartitioned, clear the
+ checkbox next to those drives on this list.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The installation process erases any existing Linux partitions on the
+ selected drives, and replaces them with the default set of
+ partitions for &FC;. All other types of partitions remain unchanged.
+ For example, partitions used by Microsoft Windows, and system
+ recovery partitions created by the computer manufacturer, are both
+ left intact. You may choose an alternative from the drop-down list:
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Remove all partitions on selected drives and create default layout</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Avoid this option, unless you wish to erase all of the
+ existing operating systems and data on the selected drives.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
- <para>
- To manually set up all disk partitions, choose
- <guilabel>Manually partition with Disk Druid</guilabel>. Choose
- this method if you require a special partition configuration.
- If you are familiar with how disk partitions and the Linux file
- system work, move on to <xref linkend="sn-disk-druid"/>.
- Otherwise, read <xref linkend="sn-partitioning-general"/>.
- </para>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Use free space on selected drives and create default layout</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If the selected drives have capacity that has not been
+ assigned to a partition, this option installs &FC; into the
+ free space. This ensures that no existing partition is
+ modified by the installation process.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
- </section>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Create custom layout</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You manually specify the partitioning on the selected drives.
+ The next screen enables you to configure the drives and
+ partitions for your computer. If you choose this option, &FC;
+ creates no partitions by default.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para>
+ Select <guilabel>Review and modify partitioning layout</guilabel> to
+ customize the set of partitions that &FC; creates, to configure your
+ system to use drives in RAID arrays, or to modify the boot options
+ for your computer. If you choose one of the alternative partitioning
+ options, this is automatically selected.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Choose a partitioning option, and select <guibutton>Next</guibutton>
+ to proceed.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <title>The Next Screen</title>
- </section>
-
+ <para>
+ The next screen is <guilabel>Network Devices</guilabel>, explained
+ <xref linkend="ch-networkconfig"/>, unless you select an option to
+ customize the partition layout. If you choose to either
+ <guilabel>Create custom layout</guilabel>, or <guilabel>Review and
+ modify partitioning layout</guilabel>, proceed to the next section
+ of this document.
+ </para>
+ </note>
<section id="sn-partitioning-general">
<title>General Information on Partitions</title>
@@ -153,199 +106,194 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>
- A data partition mounted at <filename>/boot</filename>
- </para>
+ <para>
+ A data partition mounted at <filename>/boot</filename>
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- A data partition mounted at <filename>/</filename>
- </para>
+ <para>
+ A data partition mounted at <filename>/</filename>
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- A swap partition
- </para>
+ <para>
+ A swap partition
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
Many systems have more partitions than the minimum listed above.
- Choose partitions based on your particular system needs. If you
- are not sure what to choose, use the Automatic Partitioning
- method shown in <xref linkend="sn-choosing-partition-method"/>.
+ Choose partitions based on your particular system needs. If you
+ are not sure what to choose, accept the default partition layout.
</para>
<para>
Data partitions have a <indexterm>
- <primary>mount point</primary>
- </indexterm> <firstterm>mount point</firstterm>. The mount point
- indicates the directory whose contents reside on that partition.
- A partition with no mount point is not accessible by users. Data
- not located on any other partition resides in the
+ <primary>mount point</primary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>mount point</firstterm>. The mount point
+ indicates the directory whose contents reside on that partition. A
+ partition with no mount point is not accessible by users. Data not
+ located on any other partition resides in the
<filename>/</filename> (or <indexterm>
- <primary>partition</primary>
- <secondary>root</secondary>
- </indexterm> <firstterm>root</firstterm>) partition.
- </para>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary>root</secondary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>root</firstterm>) partition.
+ </para>
<important>
- <title>Root and <filename>/root</filename></title>
+ <title>Root and <filename>/root</filename></title>
+
<para>
- The <filename>/</filename> (or
- <indexterm><primary>partition</primary><secondary>root</secondary></indexterm>
- root) partition is the top of the directory structure. The
- <indexterm><primary>partition</primary><secondary><filename>/root</filename></secondary></indexterm>
- <filename>/root</filename> (sometimes pronounced
- "slash-root") directory is the home directory of the user
- account for system administration.
- </para>
- </important>
+ The <filename>/</filename> (or <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary>root</secondary>
+ </indexterm> root) partition is the top of the directory
+ structure. The <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary><filename>/root</filename>
+ </secondary>
+ </indexterm> <filename>/root</filename> (sometimes pronounced
+ "slash-root") directory is the home directory of the user
+ account for system administration.
+ </para>
+ </important>
<para>
- In the minimum configuration shown above:
+ In the minimum configuration shown above:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>
- All data under the <filename>/boot/</filename> directory
- resides on the <filename>/boot</filename> partition. For
- example, the file <filename>/boot/grub/grub.conf</filename>
- resides on the <filename>/boot</filename> partition.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ All data under the <filename>/boot/</filename> directory
+ resides on the <filename>/boot</filename> partition. For
+ example, the file <filename>/boot/grub/grub.conf</filename>
+ resides on the <filename>/boot</filename> partition.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Any file outside of the <filename>/boot</filename> partition,
- such as <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>, resides on the
- <filename>/</filename> partition.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ Any file outside of the <filename>/boot</filename> partition,
+ such as <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>, resides on the
+ <filename>/</filename> partition.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<para>
- Subdirectories may be assigned to partitions as well. Some
+ Subdirectories may be assigned to partitions as well. Some
administrators create both <filename>/usr</filename> and
- <filename>/usr/local</filename> partitions. In that case, files
- under <filename>/usr/local/</filename>, such as
+ <filename>/usr/local</filename> partitions. In that case, files
+ under <filename>/usr/local</filename>, such as
<filename>/usr/local/bin/foo</filename>, will be on the
- <filename>/usr/local</filename> partition. Any other files in
+ <filename>/usr/local</filename> partition. Any other files in
<filename>/usr/</filename>, such as
<filename>/usr/bin/foo</filename>, will be in the
<filename>/usr</filename> partition.
</para>
+
<para>
If you create many partitions instead of one large
- <filename>/</filename> partition, upgrades become easier. Refer
- to the description of <application>Disk Druid's</application>
- <link linkend="disk-druid-edit">Edit option</link> for more
- information.
+ <filename>/</filename> partition, upgrades become easier. Refer to
+ the description of <application>Disk Druid's</application>
+ <link linkend="disk-druid-edit">Edit option</link>
+ for more information.
</para>
-
- <section id="sn-partitioning-types">
+ <section id="sn-partitioning-types">
<title>Partition Types</title>
<para>
- Every partition has a <indexterm>
- <primary>partition</primary>
- <secondary>type</secondary>
- <seealso>file system</seealso>
- </indexterm> <firstterm>partition type</firstterm>, to indicate
- the format of the <indexterm>
- <primary>file system</primary> </indexterm> <firstterm>file
- system</firstterm> on that partition. The file system enables
- Linux to organize, search, and retrieve files stored on that
- partition. Use the
- <indexterm>
- <primary><systemitem
- class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem></primary>
- <see>file system</see>
- </indexterm><indexterm>
- <primary>file system</primary>
- <secondary
- sortas="filesystem"><systemitem>ext3</systemitem></secondary>
- </indexterm> <systemitem
+ Every partition has a <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary>type</secondary>
+ <seealso>file system</seealso>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>partition type</firstterm>, to indicate
+ the format of the <indexterm>
+ <primary>file system</primary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>file system</firstterm> on that
+ partition. The file system enables Linux to organize, search,
+ and retrieve files stored on that partition. Use the <indexterm>
+ <primary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
+ </primary>
+ <see>file system</see>
+ </indexterm><indexterm>
+ <primary>file system</primary>
+ <secondary
+ sortas="filesystem"><systemitem>ext3</systemitem>
+ </secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <systemitem
class="filesystem"><firstterm>ext3</firstterm></systemitem>
- file system for data partitions that are not part of LVM, unless
- you have specific needs that require another type of file
- system.
+ file system for data partitions that are not part of LVM, unless
+ you have specific needs that require another type of file
+ system.
</para>
+ </section>
- </section>
-
-
- <section id="sn-partitioning-lvm">
+ <section id="sn-partitioning-lvm">
<title>Understanding LVM</title>
-
<indexterm>
- <primary>LVM</primary>
- <secondary>understanding</secondary>
+ <primary>LVM</primary>
+ <secondary>understanding</secondary>
</indexterm>
-
<para>
- LVM (Logical Volume Management) partitions provide a number of
- advantages over standard partitions. LVM partitions are
- formatted as <indexterm>
- <primary>LVM</primary>
- <secondary>physical volume</secondary></indexterm>
- <firstterm>physical volumes</firstterm>. One or more physical
- volumes are combined to form a <indexterm>
- <primary>LVM</primary>
- <secondary>volume group</secondary>
- </indexterm> <firstterm>volume group</firstterm>. Each volume
- group's total storage is then divided into one or more
- <indexterm>
- <primary>LVM</primary>
- <primary>logical volume</primary></indexterm>
- <firstterm>logical volumes</firstterm>. The logical volumes
- function much like standard data partitions. They have a file
- system type, such as <systemitem
- class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>, and a mount point.
+ LVM (Logical Volume Management) partitions provide a number of
+ advantages over standard partitions. LVM partitions are
+ formatted as <indexterm>
+ <primary>LVM</primary>
+ <secondary>physical volume</secondary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>physical volumes</firstterm>. One or
+ more physical volumes are combined to form a <indexterm>
+ <primary>LVM</primary>
+ <secondary>volume group</secondary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>volume group</firstterm>. Each volume
+ group's total storage is then divided into one or more
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>LVM</primary>
+ <primary>logical volume</primary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>logical volumes</firstterm>. The logical
+ volumes function much like standard data partitions. They have a
+ file system type, such as
+ <systemitem
+ class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>, and a mount
+ point.
</para>
<para>
- An administrator may grow or shrink logical volumes without
- destroying data, unlike standard disk partitions. If the
- physical volumes in a volume group are on separate drives then
- administrators may also spread a logical volume across multiple
- disks and RAID arrays.
+ An administrator may grow or shrink logical volumes without
+ destroying data, unlike standard disk partitions. If the
+ physical volumes in a volume group are on separate drives then
+ administrators may also spread a logical volume across multiple
+ disks and RAID arrays.
</para>
<note>
- <title>Automatic Partitioning and LVM</title>
- <para>
- The Automatic Partitioning option creates partitions as LVM volumes.
- </para>
- </note>
+ <title>LVM and the Default Partition Layout</title>
+ <para>
+ By default, the installation process creates partitions within
+ LVM volumes.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</section>
<section id="sn-partitioning-home">
<title>Creating a <filename>/home</filename> Partition</title>
<para>
- Many users find it helpful to create a separate partition for
- the <filename>/home</filename> directory. With a separate
- <filename>/home</filename> partition, you can reinstall &FC;
- without erasing user data files. If you expect that you or
- other users will be creating data files, you should create a
- <filename>/home</filename> partition.
+ If you expect that you or other users will be storing data on
+ the system, create a separate partition for the
+ <filename>/home</filename> directory within an LVM volume. With
+ a separate <filename>/home</filename> partition, you may upgrade
+ or reinstall &FC; without erasing user data files. LVM provides
+ you with the ability to add more storage capacity for the user
+ data at a later time.
</para>
-
- <tip>
- <title>LVM and <filename>/home</filename></title>
- <para>
- If your &FC; system will host accounts for numerous users, you
- should create the <filename>/home</filename> partition in an
- LVM logical volume. LVM provides flexibility for adding more
- user data storage later.
- </para>
- </tip>
-
</section>
-
</section>
-
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-
<section id="sn-disk-druid">
<title>Disk Druid</title>
<para>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>Disk Druid</primary>
- </indexterm> <application><firstterm>Disk
- Druid</firstterm></application> is an interactive program for
- editing disk partitions. Users run it only within the &FC;
- installation system. Disk Druid supports <indexterm>
- <primary>RAID</primary>
- </indexterm> <firstterm>RAID</firstterm> and
<indexterm>
- <primary>LVM</primary>
+ <primary>Disk Druid</primary>
+ </indexterm> <application><firstterm>Disk
+ Druid</firstterm></application> is an interactive program for
+ editing disk partitions. Users run it only within the &FC;
+ installation system. Disk Druid supports <indexterm>
+ <primary>RAID</primary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>RAID</firstterm> and <indexterm>
+ <primary>LVM</primary>
</indexterm> <firstterm>LVM</firstterm> to provide more extensible
and reliable data storage.
</para>
-
<figure id="fig-disk-setup">
- <title>
- Disk Setup Screen
- </title>
+ <title>Disk Setup Screen</title>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata align="center" fileref="figs/disk-setup.eps" format="EPS"/>
- </imageobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata align="center" fileref="figs/disk-setup.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>disk setup screen</phrase>
- </textobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" fileref="figs/disk-setup.eps" format="EPS"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" fileref="figs/disk-setup.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>disk setup screen</phrase>
+ </textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
-
<para>
<application>Disk Druid</application> displays the following
actions in the installation program:
</para>
+
<variablelist>
<varlistentry id="vle-disk-druid-new">
- <term><guilabel>New</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select this option to add a partition <indexterm>
- <primary>partition</primary>
- <secondary>adding</secondary>
- </indexterm> or LVM physical volume to the disk. In the
- <guilabel>Add partition</guilabel> dialog, choose a mount
- point and a partition type. If you have more than one disk
- on the system, choose which disks the partition may inhabit.
- Indicate a size in megabytes for the partition.
- </para>
- <important>
- <title>Illegal Partitions</title>
- <para>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>partition</primary>
- <secondary>illegal</secondary>
- </indexterm> The <filename>/bin/</filename>,
- <filename>/dev/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>,
- <filename>/lib/</filename>, <filename>/proc/</filename>,
- <filename>/root/</filename>, and
- <filename>/sbin/</filename> directories may not be used
- for separate partitions in <application>Disk
- Druid</application>. These directories reside on the
- <indexterm>
- <primary>partition</primary>
- <secondary>root</secondary>
- </indexterm> <filename>/</filename> (root) partition.
- </para>
- <para>
- The <filename>/boot</filename> partition may not reside on
- an LVM volume group. Create the
- <filename>/boot</filename> partition before configuring
- any volume groups.
- </para>
- </important>
- <para>
- You may also choose from three options for sizing your
- partition:
- </para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Fixed size</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Use a fixed size as close to your entry as possible.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Fill all space up to</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Grow the partition to a maximum size of your choice.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Fill to maximum allowable
+ <term><guilabel>New</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this option to add a partition <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary>adding</secondary>
+ </indexterm> or LVM physical volume to the disk. In the
+ <guilabel>Add partition</guilabel> dialog, choose a mount
+ point and a partition type. If you have more than one disk
+ on the system, choose which disks the partition may inhabit.
+ Indicate a size in megabytes for the partition.
+ </para>
+ <important>
+ <title>Illegal Partitions</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary>illegal</secondary>
+ </indexterm> The <filename>/bin/</filename>,
+ <filename>/dev/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>,
+ <filename>/lib/</filename>, <filename>/proc/</filename>,
+ <filename>/root/</filename>, and
+ <filename>/sbin/</filename> directories may not be used
+ for separate partitions in <application>Disk
+ Druid</application>. These directories reside on the
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary>root</secondary>
+ </indexterm> <filename>/</filename> (root) partition.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <filename>/boot</filename> partition may not reside on
+ an LVM volume group. Create the <filename>/boot</filename>
+ partition before configuring any volume groups.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ <para>
+ You may also choose from three options for sizing your
+ partition:
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Fixed size</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Use a fixed size as close to your entry as possible.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Fill all space up to</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Grow the partition to a maximum size of your choice.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Fill to maximum allowable
size</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Grow the partition until it fills the remainder of the
- selected disks.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- <note>
- <title>Partition Sizes</title>
- <para>
- The actual partition on the disk may be slightly smaller
- or larger than your choice. Disk geometry issues cause
- this effect, not an error or bug.
- </para>
- </note>
- <para>
- After you enter the details for your partition, select
- <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to continue.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Grow the partition until it fills the remainder of the
+ selected disks.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <note>
+ <title>Partition Sizes</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The actual partition on the disk may be slightly smaller
+ or larger than your choice. Disk geometry issues cause
+ this effect, not an error or bug.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ <para>
+ After you enter the details for your partition, select
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to continue.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="disk-druid-edit">
- <term><guilabel>Edit</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select this option to edit an existing partition,
- <indexterm>
- <primary>partition</primary>
- <secondary>editing</secondary>
- </indexterm> LVM volume group, or an LVM physical volume that
- is not yet part of a volume group. To change the size of a
- LVM physical volume partition, first remove it from any
- volume groups.
- </para>
- <warning>
- <title>Removing LVM Physical Volumes</title>
- <para>
- If you remove an LVM physical volume from a volume group,
- you will erase any logical volumes it contains.
- </para>
- </warning>
- <para>
- Edit a partition to change its size, mount point, or file
- system type. Use this function to:
- </para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- correct a mistake in setting up your partitions
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- migrate Linux partitions if you are upgrading or
- reinstalling &FC;
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- provide a mount point for non-Linux partitions such as
- those used on some Windows operating systems
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <note>
- <title>Windows Partitions</title>
- <para>
- You may not label Windows partitions that use the
- <indexterm>
- <primary><systemitem
- class="filesystem">NTFS</systemitem></primary>
- <see>file system</see>
- </indexterm>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>file system</primary>
- <secondary><systemitem
- class="filesystem">NTFS</systemitem></secondary>
- </indexterm> <systemitem
- class="filesystem">NTFS</systemitem> file system with a
- mount point in the &FC; installer. You may label
- <indexterm>
- <primary><systemitem
- class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem></primary>
- <see>file system</see>
- </indexterm>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>file system</primary>
- <secondary><systemitem
- class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem></secondary>
- </indexterm> <systemitem
- class="filesystem"><firstterm>vfat</firstterm></systemitem>
- (<systemitem class="filesystem">FAT16</systemitem> or
- <systemitem class="filesystem">FAT32</systemitem>)
- partitions with a mount point.
- </para>
- </note>
- <para>
- If you need to make <emphasis>drastic</emphasis> changes to
- your partition configuration, you may want to delete
- partitions and start again. If your disk contains data that
- you need to keep, back it up before you edit any partitions.
- If you edit the size of a partition, you may lose all data
- on it.
- </para>
- <para>
- If your system contains many separate partitions for system
- and user data, it is easier to upgrade your system. The
- installation program allows you to erase or retain data on
- specific partitions. If your user data is on a separate
- <indexterm>
- <primary>partition</primary>
- <secondary><filename>/home</filename></secondary>
- </indexterm> <filename>/home</filename> partition, you may
- retain that data while erasing system partitions such as
- <filename>/boot</filename>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <term><guilabel>Edit</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this option to edit an existing partition,
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary>editing</secondary>
+ </indexterm> LVM volume group, or an LVM physical volume
+ that is not yet part of a volume group. To change the size
+ of a LVM physical volume partition, first remove it from any
+ volume groups.
+ </para>
+ <warning>
+ <title>Removing LVM Physical Volumes</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If you remove an LVM physical volume from a volume group,
+ you will erase any logical volumes it contains.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ <para>
+ Edit a partition to change its size, mount point, or file
+ system type. Use this function to:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ correct a mistake in setting up your partitions
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ migrate Linux partitions if you are upgrading or
+ reinstalling &FC;
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ provide a mount point for non-Linux partitions such as
+ those used on some Windows operating systems
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <note>
+ <title>Windows Partitions</title>
+
+ <para>
+ You may not label Windows partitions that use the
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">NTFS</systemitem>
+ </primary>
+ <see>file system</see>
+ </indexterm> <indexterm>
+ <primary>file system</primary>
+ <secondary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">NTFS</systemitem>
+ </secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <systemitem
+ class="filesystem">NTFS</systemitem> file
+ system with a mount point in the &FC; installer. You may
+ label <indexterm>
+ <primary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem>
+ </primary>
+ <see>file system</see>
+ </indexterm> <indexterm>
+ <primary>file system</primary>
+ <secondary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem>
+ </secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <systemitem
+ class="filesystem"><firstterm>vfat</firstterm></systemitem>
+ (<systemitem class="filesystem">FAT16</systemitem> or
+ <systemitem class="filesystem">FAT32</systemitem>)
+ partitions with a mount point.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ <para>
+ If you need to make <emphasis>drastic</emphasis> changes to
+ your partition configuration, you may want to delete
+ partitions and start again. If your disk contains data that
+ you need to keep, back it up before you edit any partitions.
+ If you edit the size of a partition, you may lose all data
+ on it.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If your system contains many separate partitions for system
+ and user data, it is easier to upgrade your system. The
+ installation program allows you to erase or retain data on
+ specific partitions. If your user data is on a separate
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary><filename>/home</filename>
+ </secondary>
+ </indexterm> <filename>/home</filename> partition, you may
+ retain that data while erasing system partitions such as
+ <filename>/boot</filename>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Delete</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select this option to erase an existing partition
- <indexterm>
- <primary>partition</primary>
- <secondary>deleting</secondary>
- </indexterm> or LVM physical volume. To delete an LVM
- physical volume, first delete any volume groups of which
- that physical volume is a member.
- </para>
- <para>
- If you make a mistake, use the <guilabel>Reset</guilabel>
- option to abandon all the changes you have made.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <term><guilabel>Delete</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this option to erase an existing partition
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary>deleting</secondary>
+ </indexterm> or LVM physical volume. To delete an LVM
+ physical volume, first delete any volume groups of which
+ that physical volume is a member.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you make a mistake, use the <guilabel>Reset</guilabel>
+ option to abandon all the changes you have made.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Reset</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select this option to force <application>Disk
- Druid</application> to abandon all changes made to disk
- partitions.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <term><guilabel>Reset</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this option to force <application>Disk
+ Druid</application> to abandon all changes made to disk
+ partitions.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>RAID</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select this button to set up software RAID <indexterm>
- <primary>RAID</primary>
- </indexterm> on your &FED; system.
- </para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Create a software RAID
+ <term><guilabel>RAID</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this button to set up software RAID <indexterm>
+ <primary>RAID</primary>
+ </indexterm> on your &FED; system.
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Create a software RAID
partition</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Choose this option to add a partition for software
- RAID. This option is the only choice available if
- your disk contains no software RAID partitions.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Create a RAID device</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Choose this option to construct a RAID device from two
- or more existing software RAID partitions. This
- option is available if two or more software RAID
- partitions have been configured.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Clone a drive to create a RAID
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose this option to add a partition for software
+ RAID. This option is the only choice available if your
+ disk contains no software RAID partitions.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Create a RAID device</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose this option to construct a RAID device from two
+ or more existing software RAID partitions. This option
+ is available if two or more software RAID partitions
+ have been configured.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Clone a drive to create a RAID
device</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Choose this option to set up a RAID
- <firstterm>mirror</firstterm> of an existing disk.
- This option is available if two or more disks are
- attached to the system.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose this option to set up a RAID
+ <firstterm>mirror</firstterm> of an existing disk.
+ This option is available if two or more disks are
+ attached to the system.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>LVM</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select this button to set up LVM <indexterm>
- <primary>LVM</primary>
- </indexterm> on your &FED; system. First create at least one
- partition or software RAID device as an LVM physical volume,
- using the <application>New</application> dialog.
- </para>
- <para>
- To assign one or more physical volumes to a volume group,
- first name the volume group. Then select the physical
- volumes to be used in the volume group. Finally, configure
- logical volumes on any volume groups using the
- <guilabel>Add</guilabel>, <guilabel>Edit</guilabel> and
- <guilabel>Delete</guilabel> options.
- </para>
- <para>
- You may not remove a physical volume from a volume group if
- doing so would leave insufficient space for that group's
- logical volumes. For example, if a volume group is made up
- of two 5 GB LVM physical volume partitions, then it contains
- an 8 GB logical volume. The installer would not allow you
- to remove either of the component physical volumes, since
- that would leave only 5 GB in the group for an 8 GB logical
- volume. If you reduce the total size of any logical volumes
- appropriately, you may then remove a physical volume from
- the volume group. In the example, reducing the size of the
- logical volume to 4 GB would allow you to remove one of the
- 5 GB physical volumes.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <term><guilabel>LVM</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this button to set up LVM <indexterm>
+ <primary>LVM</primary>
+ </indexterm> on your &FED; system. First create at least one
+ partition or software RAID device as an LVM physical volume,
+ using the <application>New</application> dialog.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To assign one or more physical volumes to a volume group,
+ first name the volume group. Then select the physical
+ volumes to be used in the volume group. Finally, configure
+ logical volumes on any volume groups using the
+ <guilabel>Add</guilabel>, <guilabel>Edit</guilabel> and
+ <guilabel>Delete</guilabel> options.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You may not remove a physical volume from a volume group if
+ doing so would leave insufficient space for that group's
+ logical volumes. For example, if a volume group is made up
+ of two 5 GB LVM physical volume partitions, then it contains
+ an 8 GB logical volume. The installer would not allow you to
+ remove either of the component physical volumes, since that
+ would leave only 5 GB in the group for an 8 GB logical
+ volume. If you reduce the total size of any logical volumes
+ appropriately, you may then remove a physical volume from
+ the volume group. In the example, reducing the size of the
+ logical volume to 4 GB would allow you to remove one of the
+ 5 GB physical volumes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
+
<para>
After you finish setting up and reviewing your partition
configuration, select <guilabel>Next</guilabel> to continue the
installation process.
</para>
-
</section>
-
</chapter>
-
-
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retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -r1.28 -r1.29
--- fedora-install-guide-en.xml 6 Dec 2005 20:54:47 -0000 1.28
+++ fedora-install-guide-en.xml 8 Dec 2005 00:27:16 -0000 1.29
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
<!ENTITY DOCNAME "fedora-install-guide">
<!ENTITY DOCLANG "en">
-<!ENTITY DOCVERSION "1.0.4">
-<!ENTITY DOCDATE "2005-12-06">
+<!ENTITY DOCVERSION "1.0.5">
+<!ENTITY DOCDATE "2005-12-08">
<!ENTITY BOOKID "&DOCNAME;-&DOCLANG;-&DOCVERSION; (&DOCDATE;)">
<!ENTITY LEGALNOTICE SYSTEM "../docs-common/common/legalnotice-en.xml">
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
<!-- Bugzilla bug number for the draft notice -->
<!ENTITY BUG-NUM "129911">
<!ENTITY FCLOCALVER "5">
-<!ENTITY DOCLOCALVER "1.0.4"> <!-- what's this for again? -->
+<!ENTITY DOCLOCALVER "1.0.5"> <!-- what's this for again? -->
<!ENTITY INTRODUCTION SYSTEM "fedora-install-guide-intro-en.xml">
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@
</para>
</revdescription>
</revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>1.0.5</revnumber>
+ <date>2005-12-08</date>
+ <authorinitials>StuartEllis</authorinitials>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para>
+ Updated partitioning section.
+ </para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
</revhistory>
</bookinfo>
Index: fedora-install-guide-firstboot-en.xml
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diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16
--- fedora-install-guide-firstboot-en.xml 6 Dec 2005 01:25:25 -0000 1.15
+++ fedora-install-guide-firstboot-en.xml 8 Dec 2005 00:27:16 -0000 1.16
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@
</para>
<para>
+ <remark role="FIXME">Needs screenshot.
+ </remark>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
To enable access to services listed on this screen, click the
check box next to the service name. After installation is
complete, you can enable access to other services as well.
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@
<tip>
<title>Changing the Firewall Settings</title>
<para>
- To change these settings later, from the main menu, choose
+ To change these settings later, choose
<menuchoice> <guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Security
Level and Firewall</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
@@ -115,6 +120,11 @@
<title>&SEL;</title>
<para>
+ <remark role="FIXME">Needs screenshot.
+ </remark>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
The <indexterm>
<primary>&SEL;</primary>
</indexterm> <firstterm>&SEL;</firstterm> (Security Enhanced
@@ -166,7 +176,7 @@
<para>
If you choose this mode for &SEL;, &FED; does not configure
the access control system at all. To make &SEL; active
- later, from the main menu, select <menuchoice>
+ later, select <menuchoice>
<guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>Security Level and Firewall</guimenuitem>
@@ -175,12 +185,17 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
+
+ <para>
+ To adjust &SEL;, choose <guilabel>Modify SELinux Policy</guilabel>. To exempt a service from &SEL;, select the service from the list, and choose the <guilabel>Remove SELinux protection</guilabel> option.
+ </para>
+
<tip>
<title>Changing the &SEL; policy</title>
<para>
&SEL; is unique in that it cannot be bypassed, even by the
system administrators. To change the behavior of &SEL; after
- installation, from the main menu, choose <menuchoice>
+ installation, choose <menuchoice>
<guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Security
Level and Firewall</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
@@ -228,7 +243,7 @@
<tip>
<title>Setting the Clock</title>
<para>
- To change these settings later, from the main menu, choose
+ To change these settings later, choose
<menuchoice> <guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Date &
Time</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
@@ -283,7 +298,7 @@
<para>
If you enable the <guilabel>Enable NTP Broadcast</guilabel>
- advanced option, &FC; will attempt to automatically locate time
+ advanced option, &FC; attempts to automatically locate time
servers on the network.
</para>
</section>
@@ -350,8 +365,7 @@
<tip>
<title>Resetting the display</title>
<para>
- To reconfigure your system after the installation has completed,
- from the main menu, choose <menuchoice>
+ To reconfigure your system after the installation has completed, choose <menuchoice>
<guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>Display</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
@@ -393,7 +407,7 @@
<title>Creating extra user accounts</title>
<para>
To add additional user accounts to your system after the
- installation is complete, from the main menu, choose
+ installation is complete, choose
<menuchoice> <guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Users &
Groups</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
@@ -458,7 +472,7 @@
<para>
&FC; will automatically attempt to detect a new sound card if
you add one to your system. If you need to launch the detection
- process manually, from the main menu, choose <menuchoice>
+ process manually, choose <menuchoice>
<guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Soundcard
Detection</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
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diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- fedora-install-guide-nextsteps-en.xml 6 Dec 2005 01:25:25 -0000 1.8
+++ fedora-install-guide-nextsteps-en.xml 8 Dec 2005 00:27:16 -0000 1.9
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@
vulnerabilities. To ensure the security of your system, carry out
an update when the installation process completes. You should then
update regularly, and as soon as possible after a security
- announcement. Refer to <xref linkend="sn-news-subscriptions"/> for
- information on the &FED; announcements services.
+ announcement is issued. Refer to
+ <xref linkend="sn-news-subscriptions"/> for information on the
+ &FED; announcements services.
</para>
<para>
To update your system with the latest packages, use the
- <application>Package Updater</application>:
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>Package Updater</primary>
+ </indexterm> <application>Package Updater</application>:
</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -66,9 +69,10 @@
</para>
<para>
- To update packages from the command-line, use the
- <command>yum</command> utility. Type this command to begin a full
- update of your system with <command>yum</command>:
+ To update packages from the command-line, use the <indexterm>
+ <primary>yum</primary>
+ </indexterm> <command>yum</command> utility. Type this command to
+ begin a full update of your system with <command>yum</command>:
</para>
<screen>
<userinput>su -c 'yum update'</userinput>
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@
</variablelist>
<para>
- The annnouncements mailing list also provides you with news on the
+ The announcements mailing list also provides you with news on the
&FP;, and the &FED; community.
</para>
More information about the Fedora-docs-commits
mailing list