Re: Extended partition creation policy ?
Am Donnerstag 07 September 2006 14:14 schrieb David Balazic:
> The issue is, that this extended partition has the size of the logical
> partition and not the maximum possible size (the entire empty disk space
> plus the logical parition).
>
> This layout seems to be special to debian, since all other distros
> (except debian based ones) and operating systems create extended
> partitions that cover the entire free disk space.
Evaluate the following case:
* you install linux with the mentioned 2-partition layout
* you install another OS that needs a primary partition
- Installer makes extended partition full size: you have to reduce the size to
install the other OS.
- Installer makes two primary partitions: no problems at all
- Installer makes extended partition _not_ full size: mentioned problem.
As you already mentioned, the way in FC4 looks like the best approach...
HS
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