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Specify additional le system options if your setup requires them. This is neces-
sary, for example, if you need persistent device names. For details on the available
options, refer to Section 2.1.3, “Editing a Partition” (page 42).
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Click Finish to apply your partitioning setup and leave the partitioning module.
If you created the partition during installation, you are returned to the installation
overview screen.
2.1.3 Editing a Partition
When you create a new partition or modify an existing partition, you can set various
parameters. For new partitions, the default parameters set by YaST are usually sufcient
and do not require any modication. To edit your partition setup manually, proceed as
follows:
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Select the partition.
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Click Edit to edit the partition and set the parameters:
File System ID
Even if you do not want to format the partition at this stage, assign it a le
system ID to ensure that the partition is registered correctly. Possible values
include Linux, Linux swap, Linux LVM, and Linux RAID.
File System
To change the partition le system, click Format Partition and select le
system type in the File System list.
WARNING: Changing the le system
Changing the le system and reformatting partitions irreversibly
deletes all data from the partition.
For details on the various le systems, refer to Storage Administration Guide.
Encrypt Device
If you activate the encryption, all data is written to the hard disk in encrypted
form. This increases the security of sensitive data, but reduces the system
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