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10.2. Creating a Partition
Multiple partitions are very useful. If a single partition becomes corrupt, you will still be able to boot into GNU/ Linux to fix repair the disk corruption, without having to reinstall the whole system. To enable this feature, a root partition is required. This partition will contain the essential components of the operating system.
Caution:
The hard disk drive that you are formatting should not contain any data. If you have already format- ted the drive and it contains data, skip the partitioning step and move to the next step - mounting.
If the hard disk drive that you want to format is blank and unformatted, you can use either of the following tools to partition it:
• Partition Editor (GParted): GParted is useful for creating space for new operating systems, re-organising disk usage, copying data residing on hard disks and mirroring one partition with another (disk imaging).
• Command Line: The command line is faster and more powerful than GParted. When navigating through the file system, you can use the command line to jump from one directory to another in a split second. Use the command-line interface if you are comfortable using the Terminal.
If you want to create a partition using GParted, you need to first install GParted by using Add/Remove Appli- cations or Synaptic Package Manager.