7.20. Create Default Layout
Create default layout allows you to have some control concerning what data is removed (if any) from your system. Your options are:
-
Remove all partitions on selected drives and create default layout
— select this option to remove all partitions on your hard drive(s) (this includes partitions created by other operating systems such as Windows VFAT or NTFS partitions).
Warning
If you select this option, all data on the selected hard drive(s) is removed by the installation program. Do not select this option if you have information that you want to keep on the hard drive(s) where you are installing Fedora.
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Remove Linux partitions on selected drives and create default layout
— select this option to remove only Linux partitions (partitions created from a previous Linux installation). This does not remove other partitions you may have on your hard drive(s) (such as VFAT or FAT32 partitions).
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Use free space on selected drives and create default layout
— select this option to retain your current data and partitions, assuming you have enough free space available on your hard drive(s).
Using your mouse, choose the storage drive(s) on which you want Fedora to be installed. If you have two or more drives, you can choose which drive(s) should contain this installation. Unselected drives, and any data on them, are not touched.
Warning
It is always a good idea to back up any data that you have on your systems. For example, if you are upgrading or creating a dual-boot system, you should back up any data you wish to keep on your drive(s). Mistakes do happen and can result in the loss of all your data.
Note
If you have a RAID card, be aware that some BIOSes do not support booting from the RAID card. In cases such as these, the /boot/
partition must be created on a partition outside of the RAID array, such as on a separate hard drive. An internal hard drive is necessary to use for partition creation with problematic RAID cards.
A /boot/
partition is also necessary for software RAID setups.
If you have chosen to automatically partition your system, you should select
Review
and manually edit your /boot/
partition.
Select
Encrypt system
to encrypt all partitions except the /boot
partition.
Use the
Advanced storage options
option if:
-
You want to install Fedora to a drive connected through the iSCSI protocol. Select
Advanced storage options
, then select
Add iSCSI target
, then select
Add drive
. Provide an IP address and the iSCSI initiator name, and select
Add drive
.
-
You want to disable a dmraid device that was detected at boot time.
To review and make any necessary changes to the partitions created by automatic partitioning, select the
Review
option. After selecting
Review
and clicking
Next
to move forward, the partitions created for you by
anaconda
appear. You can make modifications to these partitions if they do not meet your needs.
Installing in text mode
If you install Fedora in text mode, you can only use the default partitioning schemes described in this section. Therefore, although you can choose to use a whole drive, to remove existing Linux partitions, or to use the free space on the drive, you cannot customize the partition layout. That is, you cannot add or remove partitions or file systems beyond those that the installer automatically adds or removes. If you require a customized layout at installation time, you should perform a graphical installation over a VNC connection or a kickstart installation.
Furthermore, advanced options such as LVM, encrypted filesystems, and resizable filesystems are available only in graphical mode and kickstart.
Click
Next
once you have made your selections to proceed.