Partitions
Partitioning the Disk
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Identify available disks:
lsblk -o NAME,SIZE - Create the partitions:
cfdisk /dev/the_disk_to_be_partitioned
| Purpose | Suggested size | Partition type | Mount point |
|---|---|---|---|
| efi | 1 GiB | EFI System | /efi |
| swap | 8 GiB | Linux filesystem | [SWAP] |
| root | Remainder | Linux filesystem | / |
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Verify the partitions:
fdisk -l /dev/partitioned_disk
Formatting the Partitions
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Create an Ext4 fs for the root:
mkfs.ext4 /dev/root_partition -
Initialize the swap:
mkswap /dev/swap_partition -
Format the efi to FAT32:
mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/efi_system_partition - Add a label to the efi partition:
dosfslabel /dev/efi_system_partition ARCHIE
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Verify the result:
lsblk /dev/partioned_disk -o NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL
Mounting the File System
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Mount the root partition to /mnt:
mount /dev/root_partition /mnt -
Mount the efi partition to /mnt/efi:
mount --mkdir /dev/efi_system_partition /mnt/efi -
Enable the swap:
swapon /dev/swap_partition