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howtos:slackware_admin:install_slackware_on_a_online.net_dedibox_baremetal_server [2018/05/03 14:32 (UTC)] – [7. Partitioning] atelszewskihowtos:slackware_admin:install_slackware_on_a_online.net_dedibox_baremetal_server [2018/05/03 14:33 (UTC)] (current) – [14. Finalising the installation] atelszewski
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   $ parted /dev/sda set 1 boot on   $ parted /dev/sda set 1 boot on
  
-Having the ///boot// //[/dev/sda1]// partition in place, you can partition the remaining space in the way that suits your needs. I'm going to use LVM2 to manage the disk, so I create one big partition [///dev/sda2//] that is going to be passed to LVM2. The setup procedure for enabling LVM2 is described in [[#BSSH server configuration (before rebooting)|Appendix A]]. The following parted command will create the required partition:+Having the ///boot// //[/dev/sda1]// partition in place, you can partition the remaining space in the way that suits your needs. I'm going to use LVM2 to manage the disk, so I create one big partition [///dev/sda2//] that is going to be passed to LVM2. The setup procedure for enabling LVM2 is described in [[#ASetting up LVM2 disk management|Appendix A]]. The following parted command will create the required partition:
   $ # Passing "-a optimal" automatically aligns at the last sectors of the disk.   $ # Passing "-a optimal" automatically aligns at the last sectors of the disk.
   $ # The start and end offsets have to be given explicitly:   $ # The start and end offsets have to be given explicitly:
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 ====== 14. Finalising the installation ====== ====== 14. Finalising the installation ======
-We're done with the installation and initial configuration of the Slackware Linux. ;-) You can now prepare the system for reboot and, well, reboot. Before doing that, you might also consider looking at the //Appendix B//, where I explain how to prepare the SSH stuff, so that after rebooting, you can connect to the server with SSH right away. (Otherwise, you will have to log in over serial console to perform the other configuration tasks).+We're done with the installation and initial configuration of the Slackware Linux. ;-) You can now prepare the system for reboot and, well, reboot. Before doing that, you might also consider looking at the [[#B. SSH server configuration (before rebooting)|Appendix B]], where I explain how to prepare the SSH stuff, so that after rebooting, you can connect to the server with SSH right away. (Otherwise, you will have to log in over serial console to perform the other configuration tasks).
  
 First, prepare the hard disk to safely survive the reboot phase. Note that, I only (u)mount ///mnt/boot// and ///mnt// partitions as these are the only hard disk partitions I have. If you have more mounted disk partitions, you should umount them too: First, prepare the hard disk to safely survive the reboot phase. Note that, I only (u)mount ///mnt/boot// and ///mnt// partitions as these are the only hard disk partitions I have. If you have more mounted disk partitions, you should umount them too:
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