disk drive. If you wish to edit the partitions on another drive, click on the drive menu in the upper-right corner of the screen and select that drive.
Figure 10-6. GParted main window
Click on the partition that you wish to resize, and then click on the Resize/Move button at the top of the window. In the resizing dialog shown in Figure 10-7 , select the new size for the partition by dragging the end of the partition, by entering the new partition size, or by entering the amount of free space that you wish to have after repartitioning. Click Next.
Figure 10-7. Entering a new partition size
The resize option will appear in a list of queued tasks at the bottom of the main window. Click the Apply button at the top of the window, and then click Apply on the confirmation dialog shown in Figure 10-8 .
Figure 10-8. Pending-operations confirmation dialog
A progress display will appear while the partition is resized; click Close when the resize has finished.
Close the GParted window; then right-click on the display background and select Reboot.
10.1.2. How Does It Work?
The GParted LiveCD is a combination of open source software from several separate projects: the
The GParted LiveCD boots using a process very similar to the Fedora Core installation disc. Once the kernel and
The only application started is the GParted graphical interface, which communicates with other tools as necessary to perform requested tasks. Windows uses two different filesystem types: FAT32, a simple filesystem based on the original DOS 2.0 filesystem, and NTFS, an advanced filesystem with a database-like structure. Filesystem manipulation is handled by tools from the
10.1.3. What About...
10.1.3.1. ...one or two small partitions that appear at the end of my disk drive?
Those partitions are for system diagnostic software and for returning your system to a factory-fresh state, and are especially common on notebook computers. It is best to leave those partitions alone.
10.1.4. Where Can I Learn More?
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10.2. Configuring RAID and LVM During Installation
Fedora Core's default storage layout works well for many systems, but one approach doesn't suit all situations. The Anaconda installer lets you configure complex storage layouts incorporating RAID and LVM to suit advanced needs.
Back up any important data on your disk drive(s) before installing Fedora Core!
Be sure to read Chapter 6 before reading this lab.
10.2.1. How Do I Do That?
Start a normal installation as described in Chapter 1 . When you get to the disk and partition strategy screen shown in Figure 10-9 , choose 'Create custom layout' and select the checkbox for each of the disk drives that you wish to use.
Figure 10-9. Selecting a custom layout as the partitioning strategy
Click Next to proceed to the Disk Druid screen shown in Figure 10-10 , which gives an overview of the drive partitions in the top portion of the screen; the details of drive partitions, RAID devices, and LVM configuration in the lower portion of the screen; and action buttons in the center.
Figure 10-10. Disk Druid screen
Start by scrolling through the partition list in the lower half of the window. Delete any existing partition that you no longer want by clicking on the partition to select it and then clicking the Delete button; confirm the deletion in the warning dialog that appears.
10.2.1.1. Creating a boot filesystem
The GRUB bootloader used by Fedora can boot only from simple disk partitions, not Logical Volumes or RAID stripes. However, when a RAID 1 (mirroring) array contains a filesystem, each partition that is an element of
