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<p>Here you see the Linux partitions that have been found on your
computer. If you don't agree with the <span class="application">DrakX</span>
suggestions, you can change the mount points.
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<p>If you change anything, make sure you still have a
<code class="literal">/</code> (root) partition.
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<p>Every partition is shown as follows: "Device" ("Capacity", "Mount
point", "Type").
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<p>"Device", is made up of: "hard drive", ["hard drive
number"(letter)], "partition number" (for example, "sda5").
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<p>If you have many partitions, you can choose many different mount
points from the drop down menu, such as <code class="literal">/</code>,
<code class="literal">/home</code> and <code class="literal">/var</code>. You can even make
your own mount points, for instance <code class="literal">/video</code> for a
partition where you want to store your films, or
<code class="literal">/cauldron-home</code> for the <code class="literal">/home</code>
partition of a cauldron install.
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<p>For partitions you don't need to have access to, you can leave the
mount point field blank.
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<p>Choose <span class="guibutton">Previous</span> if you are not sure what to
choose, and then tick <span class="guilabel">Custom disk partitioning</span>. In
the screen that follows, you can click on a partition to see its type
and size.
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<p>If you are sure the mount points are correct, click on
<span class="guibutton">Next</span>, and choose whether you only want to format the
partition(s) DrakX suggests, or more.
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