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Installation with YaST
Mount Point This specifies the directory at which the partition
should be mounted in the file system tree. Various YaST sug-
gestions can be expanded at the respective entry field. If you ac-
cept these suggestions, the default file system structure is imple-
mented. However, you can also specify any other names.
3. Select ‘Next’ to activate the partition.
If you partition manually, create a swap partition. The swap partition is
used to free the main memory of data that is not used at the present mo-
ment. This keeps the main memory free for the most frequently-used im-
portant data.
Note
S/390, zSeries: Continuing Installation
Additional relevant information for IBM S/390 and zSeries can
be found in Section 1.7.5 on page 28.
Note
Resizing a Windows Partition
If a hard disk containing a Windows FAT or NTFS partition was selected
as the installation target, YaST offers to delete or shrink this partition. In
this way, you can install SUSE LINUX even if there is currently not enough
space on the hard disk. This functionality is especially useful if the selected
hard disk contains only one Windows partition that covers the entire hard
disk. This is sometimes the case on computers where Windows comes pre-
installed.
If YaST sees that there is not enough space on the selected hard disk, but
that space could be made available by deleting or shrinking a Windows
partion, it presents a dialog in which to choose one of these two options.
If you select ‘Delete Windows Completely’, the Windows partition is
marked for deletion and the space is used for the installation of SUSE
LINUX.
Caution
Deleting Windows
If you delete Windows, all data will be lost beyond recovery as
soon as the formatting starts.
Caution
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