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22 Chapter 3. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES
3.11. Automatic Partitioning
Figure 3-6. Automatic Partitioning
Automatic partitioning allows you to have some control concerning what data is removed (if any)
from your system. Your options are:
•
Remove all Linux partitions on this system — select this option to remove only Linux partitions
(partitions created from a previous Linux installation). This will not remove other partitions you
may have on your hard drive(s).
•
Remove all partitions on this system — select this option to remove all partitions on your
hard drive(s) (this includes partitions created by other operating systems such as Windows
95/98/NT/2000).
Caution
If you select this option, all data on the selected hard drive(s) will be 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES.
•
Keep all partitions and use existing free space
— 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 hard drive(s) on which you want Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES to be
installed. If you have two or more hard drives, you can choose which hard drive(s) should contain this
installation. Unselected hard drives, and any data on them, will not be touched.