On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:43:50 -0400 Michael Klinosky <mpk2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I just got another computer, and I'm stalled in the partitioning > department. I decided to forgo LVM, so I have some questions. > > Does it matter in which order I create the partitions? Like, should I > create /boot first? > > On the 'Add partition' window is a checkbox: 'Force to be a primary > partition'. What's this? (It's not mentioned in the Installation > docs.) Do any partitions need it? > See "man fdisk" or "pinfo parted" for an in depth explanation.