Other Partitioning Problems

If you are using Disk Druid to create partitions, but cannot move to the next
screen, you probably have not created all the partitions necessary for Disk
Druid's dependencies to be satisfied. You must have the following partitions as a
bare minimum:

  • A / (root) partition
  • A partition of type swap
Tip

When defining a partition's type as swap, do not assign it a mount point. Disk Druid
automatically assigns the mount point for you.

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