Re: Paritioning Issue

[andreimpopescu@gmail.com (Andrei Popescu)]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 06:03:37AM -0800, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> --- Baz <bazciscor@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >   Trying to install Sarge from DVD on my Thinkpad
> > (Z60t).  At
> > the partitioning prompt - only two options: completely overwrite
> > the HD
> > (guided?) or manual configuration.  According to Martin Krafft's
> > *The
> > Debian System*,
> > I should be seeing a "write to free space" option, but I don't.
> 
> I have never installed from the dvd but from a minimal install cd.
> You should:
> 1) select manual configuration (or partition)
> 2) Select the partition
> 3) next screen you should see the free space (if any).
> 
> If you do have free [unparitioned] space you should not worry about
> destroying data. 

Maybe it is less likely, but there is still some danger.

Regards,
Andrei
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