On Sat Sep20'25 09:56:11AM, Samuel Sieb wrote: > From: Samuel Sieb <sam...@sieb.net> > Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 09:56:11 -0700 > To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Re: Base fedora installation > > On 9/20/25 9:54 AM, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > > On Sat Sep20'25 05:44:11PM, Peter Boy Uni wrote: > > > From: Peter Boy Uni <p...@uni-bremen.de> > > > Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:44:11 +0200 > > > To: Community support for Fedora users <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> > > > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users > > > <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> > > > Subject: Re: Base fedora installation > > > > > > > > > > > > > Am 20.09.2025 um 16:20 schrieb Ranjan Maitra via users > > > > <users@lists.fedoraproject.org>: > > > > > > > > I have been trying to install the base Fedora (which I have never > > > > actually installed, relying more on my custom install of a > > > > openbox-WM-based system) on an old laptop that used to run Debian. I > > > > would like to keep the existing /home partition. > > > > > > > > I am not really that invested on the current paritioning, but I am ok > > > > if I get to keep it. > > > > > > > > So, here is the current paritioning: > > > > > > > > / 26 GiB /boot 100 MiB (this is an efi partition) swap 17 GiB > > > > /home (encrypted, absolutely want to keep) > > > > > > > > My partitions are all ext4s and I prefer that. > > > > > > > > However, my problem is that when I select the Mount partitons and (I > > > > guess do this manually) with formatting for all but the /home > > > > partition, I get no option on how to set the type of partition, and in > > > > the next step, I get "Unable to set efi partition" with no seeming > > > > recourse on how to wipe/reset it and proceed. > > > > > > > > I guess this new anaconda installer is a bit too much for me:-( > > > > > > > > But anyway, how do I proceed? Any ideas. > > > > > > > > Sorry for such a basic question, and thanks in advance for all your > > > > help. > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Ranjan > > > > > > > > > > I guess, you are using Anaconda installation. In Anaconda, there is an > > > option „Installation target“ or alike. There you select first the disk, a > > > further down there are the options „Default“, „custom“ and „Advanced > > > custom“. Select advanced custom and then „Done“. A new window opens. > > > Delete the all portions besides „home“, of course. You have to click in a > > > partition to set the focus and then select the delete icon. > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Peter. > > > > I am using whatever the Base prompts as the installer, I assumed that this > > was the new anaconda. (And it appears to be.) > > > > There are no "Default" "custom" or "Advanced custom" options for me. Only > > Share disk with other OS, Use entire disk, or Mount point assignment. (The > > latter is some version of custom, I would guess, but in the next page, I am > > not allowed to do things in the earlier way). > > Click the menu in the top-right corner for the advanced disk tool. >
Thanks, wonder why this is so hidden. For the education of clueless folks like me, I would guess? Ranjan -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
