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+ | It is still confusing that typing the word " | ||
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+ | It would help the user to know the differences, | ||
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+ | Also, we miss a presentation of the specifics of GPT and UEFI in the context of the installer. For instance it is not obvious for some users to understand why the first screen they see can differ (Grub vs Syslinux) depending on their firmware' | ||
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+ | Partitioning with fdisk is a little different from the past, since fdisk now supports different partitioning schemes. | ||
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+ | Create a new label | ||
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+ | Slackware uses LILO which writes to the MBR, so you need to configure the disk as DOS with MBR and then create at least two partitions for swap (type 82) and linux system (type 83) and set the bootable flag on it, just like in the good old, bad old days. | ||
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+ | So if you have a 20 GB disk for example, run 'fdisk / | ||
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+ | Deviate from the above, and LILO won't install. | ||
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