I found here the solution to my problem: https://www.happyassassin.net/2014/01/29/coming-in-fedora-21-more-installer-partitioning-improvements/
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Angelo Moreschini < mrangelo.fed...@gmail.com> wrote: > /dev/sda6 =--> is the new partition that I recently created with file > system type ext4 > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Angelo Moreschini < > mrangelo.fed...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> hi David, >> >> I would like to know if the memory configuration must be done (this causes >> me confusion) >> >> - before starting the installation process, >> - or be made during the installation process >> - or, finally, if it can be done in both cases >> >> >> Are you preparing to install Fedora 21 ? Yes I am installing Fedora 21 >> >> 500 GB is way large enough Ok what happened - happened (I say now) >> ...... >> >> Then I would be making a backup of your disk No matter for the data it >> is nothing on the computer now, I bought few day ago... >> >> I would use a bootable gparted CD to resize the main windows partition to >> leave the space you want for your linux installations YES I have a >> bootable gparted >> >> >> It would help if we were able to see how the disk is currently partitioned >> >> this is the output of # fdisk -l /dev/sda: >> >> -------------------------------------- >> >> disk /dev/sda : 931.5 GiB 1.000.204.886.016 bytes 19.535.525.168 sectors >> >> Units : sectors of 1*512 = 512 bytes >> >> Sector size (logical/physic) 512 bytes / 409 bytes >> >> disklabel type : gpt >> >> Disk identifier : 57CA xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> device start end >> sectors size type >> >> /dev/sda1 2.048 2.048 >> 2.095.104 1.023 M Microsoft recovery environment >> >> /dev/sda2 2.097.152 2.097.152 >> 737.280 360 M EFI system >> >> /dev/sda3 2.834.432 2.834.432 262.144 >> 128 M Microsoft reserved >> >> /dev/sda4 30.096.576 3.096.576 921.841.664 >> 439.6 G Microsoft basic data >> >> /dev/sda5 1.931.636.736 1.953.513.471 21.876.736 >> 10.4 G Microsoft basic data >> >> /dev/sda6 924.938.240 1.931.636.735 1.006.698.496 >> 480 G Linux file system >> >> --------------------------------- >> >> Thank you very much for your answer >> >> Angelo >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 2:18 PM, David Timms <dti...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >>> On 12/03/15 21:22, Angelo Moreschini wrote: >>> >>> ... >>> >>> > I do not see a chance to interact with the program to implement the >>> > required choices. >>> Are you preparing to install Fedora 21 ? >>> >>> 500 GB is way large enough, for example my current installation of the >>> system partitions is: df -h >>> >>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on >>> /dev/sda3 39G 27G 9.4G 75% / >>> /dev/sda1 2.0G 604M 1.3G 33% /boot >>> /dev/sdc2 40G 34G 5.9G 86% /var >>> (I have /var on a separate disk and partition due to the main disk >>> being an SSD; this avoids potential problems with data on /var that is >>> often being re-written. It also contains package mockbuild caches for >>> F19,F20,F21, EL5, EL6, EL7 totaling 4.8GB, and some virtual machines.) >>> >>> /dev/mapper/vg1-home_vg1 643G 643G 713M 100% /home >>> (could be as small as say 20G; you may also like to mount your windows >>> partition to use data files from it - this would give more space). >>> >>> I have 3577 rpm packages installed. [rpm -qa|wc -l], so this is quite a >>> large install. >>> >>> >>> > And, in the case I need to prepare the partitions in one way >>> > differentthan I already prepared, I do not know how to do this ... >>> It would help if we were able to see how the disk is currently >>> partitioned. You could boot a Fedora rescue image (to text mode), and >>> then list the current layout of the first sata disk by: >>> # fdisk -l /dev/sda >>> , and reply to the list with that info. >>> >>> Then I would be making a backup of your disk. If you haven't done much >>> in windows, then this might only be a DVD or 2 worth of space. >>> >>> Next, I would use a bootable gparted CD to resize the main windows >>> partition to leave the space you want for your linux installations. I've >>> done this quite often without trouble, but better to backup then be >>> sorry if it doesn't work. >>> >>> Once there is space to add your new Fedora partitions in, we can provide >>> some info on how to set custom partitioning during Fedora install. >>> -- >>> users mailing list >>> users@lists.fedoraproject.org >>> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct >>> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >>> Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org >>> >> >> >
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