Disk Partitioning - Primary and Extended combination

Disk Partitioning - Primary and Extended combination


Author: Michael Olivier
Email: michaelo@dnai.com

System Architecture: intel
RedHat Release: 5.1
FAQ Category: install
Modification Date: Sep 22, 1998

Question:

Can linux go completely on extended partitions? Or does it all have to be
on primary partitions, or can it be split?

Answer:

Only the boot partition needs to be a primary. Usually a 100MB
root partition is recommended - put that in a primary, then all other
partitions, such as swap, /usr, and /home, can all go into extended.
/ (and /boot) must be in primary, everything else may be in a DOS
extended, so long as the logicals are Linux-native.

References:

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