12-21-2014, 05:32 AM
Just a quick note for anyone who may have already read through the tutorial.
It occurred to me that the following sentence in red might cause a bit of confusion:
Two qualifications on that sentence:
1. I limited it to just Linux distributions because Windows can not be installed in Legacy mode to a GPT disk -- Linux can be.
2. I went back and added an "EDIT" to the tutorial to explain that this does not mean GPT partitions must be used for multi-boot systems. As many already know, multi-booting on traditional MBR partitioned drives -- using extended and logical partitions -- has been and continues to be the more commonly used approach.
So this tutorial is geared toward anyone who wants to use GPT, or who must because they use large capacity drives not handled by MBR. Since the partitioning and install procedure is slightly different than most people are used to, I thought it would be good to have instructions handy on the forum if needed even though it's not likely to be a popular install method.
It occurred to me that the following sentence in red might cause a bit of confusion:
Quote:In a nutshell, this tutorial is only geared toward those wishing to install Linux to the drive by itself and are converting a drive from MBR to GPT partitions. One can also use this for setting up a multi-boot system with more than one Linux distribution. In that case, make space on the drive for your new installation instead of deleting all current partitions in the steps below.
Two qualifications on that sentence:
1. I limited it to just Linux distributions because Windows can not be installed in Legacy mode to a GPT disk -- Linux can be.
2. I went back and added an "EDIT" to the tutorial to explain that this does not mean GPT partitions must be used for multi-boot systems. As many already know, multi-booting on traditional MBR partitioned drives -- using extended and logical partitions -- has been and continues to be the more commonly used approach.
So this tutorial is geared toward anyone who wants to use GPT, or who must because they use large capacity drives not handled by MBR. Since the partitioning and install procedure is slightly different than most people are used to, I thought it would be good to have instructions handy on the forum if needed even though it's not likely to be a popular install method.
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