Automatic partitioning is safe and fast for standard installs—choose it if unsure. Manual partitioning is needed if you dual-boot, use LVM, or want separate filesystems for different partitions. Plan ...

Linux stands as a bastion of power and flexibility in the world of operating systems, particularly when it comes to managing disk storage. Whether you're a seasoned sysadmin, a developer, or a Linux ...

In the comments on my recent posts about installing Linux on a netbook for a novice user (see my recommendations and my own results), someone mentioned that figuring out the disk partitioning was very ...

Partitioning means writing the hard drive sectors that will make up the partition table. It contains information on the partition, including sector size, position with respect to the primary partition ...

Linux provides quite a few commands to look into file system types. Here's a look at the various file system types used by Linux systems and the commands that will identify them. Linux systems use a ...

I'll be installing Linux soon on my W2k box (I'll be dual booting) and I'll need to access a data partition from both OSes.<P>What's the best file system for that partition?<P>FWIW, I'll be reading ...

I have Redhat linux 9.0 as an only OS on my system, i would like to put debian on it also. So i guess i need to create a new partion... Is there a way to do that in linux? I have a 40 gig hard drive ...