> No-one installs OS X from scratch, really, I do it on every Apple *Mac that I obtain (several over the last decade.) Run the default setup for its entertainment value, quit in the middle, re-partition to allow 10GB for use by "foreign" systems, plus separate OS X System from Users [data] partition, install OS X from scratch. This strongly encourages the creation of recovery media, too. > so forget about that. > Windows is very keen on formatting disks, or at least was last time I > checked it. You had to go into an advanced dialog to do anything other > than let it have its way with an entire disk. I've done this 3 times in the last year; it is obvious and easy. Use gparted LiveCD to partition the drive and format one partition as NTFS (mostly so that _I_ can tell which one it is when Windows lists them all), boot Windows install DVD, select the advanced dialog, choose the partition, let Windows reformat that partition and install. > From all my considerable > experience, Linux distros generally let you do whatever you like in some > way or other, and usually default to formatting an existing disk or > using free space. I can't think of one which 'defaults' to re-using > existing partitions. In Debian installer text mode (ncurses character-cell graphics) I find it quite easy to select an existing partition as root (or /home, or ...). Again, I use gparted LiveCD (plus parted in an xterm for special assignments) to get the layout that I want, then run d-i. -- _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
