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Chapter 2 for instructions on shrinking Windows partitions to make space for Linux.
TipLinux disk partitions are analogous to Windows disk partitions. The well-known C: drive is placed on a disk partition. The Linux equivalent is the root (/) partition. The two operating systems use different terminology, and the analogy isn’t perfect, although the concept is the same.Follow these steps to continue the installation:
Select the Workstation option in the Installation Type window and then click the Next button.
The Disk Partitioning Setup window appears. The Red Hat Linux installation system must partition your hard drive in order to install its software. Partitions divide a hard drive into one or more parts. The divisions are used to organize the software and data (user files, for example) that comprise the operating system.Red Hat provides two partitioning methods: automatic and manual. The manual method uses the Red Hat Disk Druid utility. Using the Disk Druid requires you to make several decisions to select your disk partitions, so we use the automatic method, which is simpler to use. The automatic method is easier to use, and we recommend it unless you’re feeling lucky (or want to experiment or have the experience of manually partitioning your hard drive).
Select the Automatically Partition option and click the Next button.
If you’re using a new disk that has never been partitioned or your existing disk’s partition table has become corrupted in some way, a Warning dialog box appears.
Click the Yes button and a new partition table is created. (Selecting No stops the installation process and reboots your computer.)
The Automatic Partitioning window appears. You have three options:
Remove all Linux partitions on this system: This option leaves any Windows partitions (FAT, VFAT, and NTFS) unmodified while erasing any existing Linux partitions. Use this option if you’re reinstalling Red Hat Linux (in either a dual boot or solo configuration).
Remove all partitions on this system: This option is the most dangerous one because it erases everything on your hard disk. Use this option only if you’re absolutely sure that you don’t have, or don’t want to save, anything on your disk. Your new Red Hat Linux installation is the only operating system on the hard disk if you use this option.
Keep all partitions and use existing free space: Use this option if you used the nondestructive repartitioning (using FIPS, Norton Ghost, or PartitionMagic, for example) described in Chapter 2 to shrink your Windows partition.
You can use commercial products, like Norton Ghost 2002, to shrink NTFS partitions. Shrinking a Windows partition frees up disk space that you can use to install Red Hat Linux. Using this option creates a dual boot configuration if Windows already exists on your computer.Warning Never select the Remove All Partitions on This System option unless you want to erase everything on your disk! Use extreme caution because this action destroys all installed operating systems (Windows and Red Hat Linux) and data. You may use this option, for example, if your computer came with Windows preinstalled and you want to convert it to a Red Hat Linux-only workstation.Select the option labeled Keep All Partitions and Use Existing Free Space if you want to install Red Hat Linux on extra, unused space on your hard drive (for example, if you have shrunk an existing Windows FAT or NTFS partition, as described in Chapter 2).
Select the automatic partitioning option most appropriate for you.
If you repartitioned your Windows disk in Chapter 2 to make room for Linux, click the button labeled Keep All Partitions and Use Existing Free Space. The Red Hat Linux installation system uses the extra space on the disk to install.Optionally, click the Remove All Linux partitions on This System button if you’re installing Linux over an old Linux installation.Optionally, if you want to erase any existing operating system and start fresh with Red Hat Linux, click the Remove All Partitions on This System button along with all programs and data on the disk.
(Optional) Select the option labeled Review (and Modify If Needed) the Partitions Created, at the bottom of the screen.
Selecting this option lets you review your partitions.The Warning dialog box opens, informing you about which, if any, partitions will be erased.
Click the Yes button to continue with the installation. Click the No button to return to the Automatic Partitioning window in Step 3.
If you selected in Step 5 the option labeled Review (and Modify If Needed) the Partitions Created, the Partitioning dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 3-1.
If you didn’t select the Review option, proceed to Step 10.
Review the partitions and modify them, if necessary.
The Partitioning window shows you how the Red Hat installation process plans to divide the available space on your hard drive into three partitions. (The available space is determined by the option you selected in Step 2.) The partitions created are root (/), boot (/boot), and swap. (swap is used internally by Red Hat Linux and, unlike the other partitions, isn’t accessible by you.)
Remember At this point, you can click the New, Edit, and Delete buttons if you want to modify the default disk partitions. You should modify the default partitions only if you’re an experienced Unix or Linux user and understand the concept of using multiple partitions. We recommend that unless you feel really lucky or are very experienced, you let Red Hat do the work here.
Click the Next button.
10.The Boot Loader Configuration window appears, as shown in Figure 3-2. The defaults should work just fine for you, so click Next.
The boot loader helps start your operating system when you start your computer; if you create a dual boot computer, the boot loader allows you to select one operating system or another. The standard Red Hat Linux boot loader is GRUB, a powerful system that can do more than just load an operating system. However, the GRUB default options should be all you need (and a description of its advanced features are beyond the scope of this book).
If your computer has an NIC (network interface card), Red Hat detects it and the Network Configuration window appears, as shown in next section and configure your network. However, if you don’t have an Ethernet NIC or are using a wireless device that Red Hat doesn’t detect, the installation process skips the network configuration and continues at Step 7 in the following section.
Figure 3-1: The Disk Setup window displays the partitions to be created.
Figure 3-2: The Boot Loader Configuration window.
Figure 3-3: The Network Configuration window.
If you’re installing Red Hat Linux in a dual boot configuration with Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, your NT boot record is temporarily overwritten, which means that you can’t boot Windows NT. Don’t panic: Your NT partition isn’t erased — it has just been rendered unbootable. (An NT boot record is what enables a Windows NT system to start automatically when you start your computer.)You can install Red Hat Linux without overwriting the NT boot partition if you click the Change Boot Loader button and select the Do Not Install a Boot Loader radio button. When you click the Next button, the Advanced Boot Loader Configuration window opens. Select the First Sector of Boot Partition option and then click the Next button. Your Windows boot configuration continues to operate as before.
TipIn the following section, we show you how to configure your network for Red Hat Linux use. If you don’t have a network or just don’t want to haggle with it right now, you may want to read the following section anyway because it makes your life easier if your decide to create a network sometime in the future. If you’re still not interested, click Next and skip to the section after that, “Installation Stage 4: Configuring Your System.”
