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| Depends on your present disk partitions structure, you need to create 2 (4 max) separated partition for Sparky installation: | Depends on your present disk partitions structure, you need to create 2 (4 max) separated partition for Sparky installation: | ||
| * "/" - root partition - for the system files; ext4 file system and 10 GB of free space recommended (GameOver needs 20 GB) | * "/" - root partition - for the system files; ext4 file system and 10 GB of free space recommended (GameOver needs 20 GB) | ||
| - | * SWAP partition - f your RAM memory is 1GB, create SWAP partition 1 GB (minimum) or bigger. If your RAM memory is smaller than 1 GB, create SWAP partition 2 times bigger that RAM | + | * SWAP partition - if your RAM memory is 1GB, create SWAP partition 1 GB (minimum) or bigger. If your RAM memory is smaller than 1 GB, create SWAP partition 2 times bigger that RAM |
| * "/home" for your private files and your account settings - it's recommended but don't create if you don't have much space left on your hard drive; ext4 file system and as much free space as you can create (5-10 GB minimum) | * "/home" for your private files and your account settings - it's recommended but don't create if you don't have much space left on your hard drive; ext4 file system and as much free space as you can create (5-10 GB minimum) | ||
| * EFI partition with "/boot/efi" mount point has to created or used on machines with UEFI motherboard; 100-300 MB of space; "vfat/fat32" file system | * EFI partition with "/boot/efi" mount point has to created or used on machines with UEFI motherboard; 100-300 MB of space; "vfat/fat32" file system | ||
| If you do not have separated partitions ready for the new Sparky installation, you can: | If you do not have separated partitions ready for the new Sparky installation, you can: | ||
| - | * create them during the installation process - both installers (Sparky Installer and SparkyLinux (Old) Installer) use GParted, which is preinstalled with all the Sparky iso images | + | * create them during the installation process - both installers (Sparky Installer and Sparky Advanced Installer) use GParted, which is preinstalled with all the Sparky iso images |
| * or you can create the partitions using any Linux distribution working in Live mode with preinstalled GParted application, for example. | * or you can create the partitions using any Linux distribution working in Live mode with preinstalled GParted application, for example. | ||
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| ==== UEFI machines ==== | ==== UEFI machines ==== | ||
| - | Machines with UEFI motherboard (and MS Windows 8 preinstalled) used to have the EFI partition ready on the hard drive. If so and if you **WANT** to keep the existing OS, **DO NOT** format the partition, and **DO NOT** make any changes on the partition. Simply use it. | + | Machines with UEFI motherboard (and MS Windows => 8 preinstalled) used to have the EFI partition ready on the hard drive. If so and if you **WANT** to keep the existing OS, **DO NOT** format the partition, and **DO NOT** make any changes on the partition. Simply use it. |
| Rest of the partitions should be done the same as the previous example. | Rest of the partitions should be done the same as the previous example. | ||
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| - | <WRAP center box 72%> | + | <WRAP center box 100%> |
| - | [[create_live_usb|<--- Create Live USB disk]]|[[boot_old|How to boot Sparky on very old machines --->]] | + | |[[create_live_usb|<--- Create Live USB disk]] | [[start|^ Wiki Start Page ^]] | [[boot_old|How to boot Sparky on very old machines --->]]| |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
partitioning.txt · Last modified: 2019/12/15 00:37 by 8bit
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