Understanding Install Express and disk partitions

You should review this section if you plan to have Corel LINUX coexist with another operating system on the same computer.

If Corel LINUX is to coexist with another operating system on the same computer, it must be installed on hard disk space that is completely separate from the hard disk space that is used by the other operating system. Hard disks that have been divided into isolated sections are partitioned. Partitioned hard disks behave like separate hard disks, and operating systems on one partition do not usually recognize the other partition. Most computers, by default, use one partition.

If you are installing Corel LINUX on a computer without existing operating systems, you may not want to partition your hard disk unless you plan to install an additional operating system in the future.

Corel Install Express provides you with two disk-partitioning options if you plan to have Corel LINUX coexist with another operating system. The first option lets Corel LINUX take over an existing hard disk space. Corel Install Express formats this space as a Linux partition and a swap file partition. The file system format for a Linux partition is ext2. The second option lets you delete and create partitions on a hard disk. Before using this option you should backup important data to other media. This option does not let you edit partition size.

There are several third-party and Open Source applications that enable you to partition existing hard disk space. These types of tools are not included in Corel LINUX.