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by Fernando Mercês :: Rate this Message:

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Mike,

GPT is better (if supported), but the answer to Stayvoid's problem is the same: no need for primary partitions. ;)

Regards,

Fernando Mercês
Linux Registered User #432779
www.mentebinaria.com.br
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On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Mike Mestnik <cheako@...> wrote:
On 03/05/12 20:41, Fernando Mercês wrote:
> Hi Stayvoid, how are you?
>
> If you'll install grub in MBR, there is no need for primary partitions
> since grub can nicely boot logical partitions.
>
Forget about that old technology, use GPT.

> Regards,
>
> Fernando Mercês
> Linux Registered User #432779
> www.mentebinaria.com.br <http://www.mentebinaria.com.br>
> ------------------------------------
> "Ninguém pode ser escravo de sua identidade; quando surge uma
> possibilidade de mudança é preciso mudar". (Elliot Gould)
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Stayvoid <stayvoid@...
> <mailto:stayvoid@...>> wrote:
>
>     Hello.
>
>     It's possible to create 4 primary partitions.
>
>     How to allocate these:
>     /home
>     /tmp
>     /var/tmp/
>     /var
>     /opt
>     /var/mail
>     Should I use extended partitions?
>
>     http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch3.en.html
>
>     Cheers
>
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