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Linux is tricky, in that there are several ways you can partition your
HD on initial install.  Usually I try to keep it simple, though you 
might want to look into what would be best for your needs. 

The mount points that Disk Druid will require you to create are:
1. /boot
2. /    (root)
3. swap space (the amt of swap space designated is usually around
double the amount of ram you have in the comp.  ex. - 32M RAM would 
_require_ 64M of swap space.)

I usually try to hand /boot around 100M of space (when available). 
This usually leaves the Kernel more than enough room to operate.
(also VERY IMPORTANT.  /boot needs to reside in the first 1024 
clusters of your HD so that linux will run!  You can then use LILO
or GRUB to manage which OS to boot from.)


See above for swap space.  

/   (root) can then be set up to fill all remaining space on the 
partition


I hope this is helpful, as I am a bit of a newbie and am still 
learning the ropes myself.

You can find some much more insightful information at the official
redhat website
http://www.redhat.com



On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:05:59 -0500, Rene Frank wrote:

> i've got a problem installing red hat 7.2 it takes me to where it
> partitions the drive, i just reformatted my sony vaio notebook and
> partitioned it so i could install linux on one of the partitions, but
> when i try to install red hat it takes me to the auto partition and when
> i try to select my extended drive it says i must create a root
> partition? i can't get any further than that, any help would be
> appreciated, thx.