Re: Partition Control During Debian Installation
On 2012-11-02 13:05, Feuerbacher, Alan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Several weeks ago I installed Debian on my older Intel-based 32-bit machine. In anticipation of this, I had installed a 1TB hard disk, which I expected to be able to install three distros on for experimenting.
>
> Debian was the first distro (it came on a CD in a Linux magazine) I tried to install. I expected that the installer would give me a choice about how much partition space to use out of the 1TB available, but I could not find any way in the installer to tell it not to use the full 1TB. I completed the installation and the whole 1TB is used up.
>
> I'm quite new to installation Linux distros, and this list appears to be the place to get good help and information. Right?
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
>
>
Go to www.debian.org and select "Installation Manual" from the menu. If
you look at section 6.3.2 then you see a concise description of what you
can do with your disk and partitioning.
Hint: check out the "manual" option.
HTH
Grx HdV
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