From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Catonano Subject: partitions Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 18:59:09 +0200 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000007756aa057276bbba" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48960) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1flGwc-0001DQ-Rl for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:59:23 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1flGwb-0000hH-PN for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:59:22 -0400 Received: from mail-yb0-x234.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4002:c09::234]:34392) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1flGwb-0000gv-IO for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:59:21 -0400 Received: by mail-yb0-x234.google.com with SMTP id e9-v6so1430569ybq.1 for ; Thu, 02 Aug 2018 09:59:21 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: help-guix --0000000000007756aa057276bbba Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I'm considering to install GuixSD in a virtual machine made with Gnome Boxes I should partition the disk but I don't know where to start This is what I find in cfdisk https://imgur.com/a/EjYKRwb I don't understand how these partitions are organized Why is the boot partition so large ? Will it expand even more if so required ? As for /dev/sda2 why is it so small ? Why is it FAT ? What does that ""EFI" mean ? What is that partition meant for ? As for the free space, why is it so small ? Will it expand if so required ? How am I supposed to properly arrange these partitions in order to install GixSD ? --0000000000007756aa057276bbba Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm considering to install GuixSD in a virtual ma= chine made with Gnome Boxes

I should partition the= disk but I don't know where to start

This is = what I find in cfdisk

I don't understan= d how these partitions are organized

Why is the bo= ot partition so large ? Will it expand even more if so required ?

As for /dev/sda2 why is it so small ? Why is it FAT ? What = does that ""EFI" mean ? What is that partition meant for ?

As for the free space, why is it so small ? Wil= l it expand if so required ?

How am I supposed to = properly arrange these partitions in order to install GixSD ?
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