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Figure 3.12: Partition List

Caution

Using LVM might be associated with increased risk factors, such

as data loss. Risks also include application crashes, power fail-

ures, and faulty commands. Save your data before implementing

LVM or reconﬁguring volumes. Never work without a backup.

Caution

If you have already conﬁgured LVM on your system, the existing logical

volumes must be entered now. Before continuing, assign the appropriate

mount point to these logical volumes. If you are conﬁguring LVM on a sys-

tem for the ﬁrst time, no logical volumes are displayed in this screen yet. A

logical volume must be generated for each mount point (using ‘Add’). Also

set the size, the ﬁle system type (e.g., reiserfs or ext2), and the mount point

(e.g., /var/, /usr/, /home/).

If you have created several volume groups, switch between individual vol-

ume groups by means of the selection list at the top left. Added logical vol-

umes are listed in the volume group displayed there. After creating all the

logical volumes required, exit the dialog. If you are still in the installation

process, you can proceed with the software selection.

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