[multiboot-guide] master: elaborate on the recommendation to use the anaconda resizer during install (8fe82f2)

immanetize at fedoraproject.org immanetize at fedoraproject.org
Fri Feb 14 06:18:14 UTC 2014


Repository : http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/docs/multiboot-guide.git

On branch  : master

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commit 8fe82f2c5d9adea0c858ea77bd2edb71ca158db2
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize at fedoraproject.org>
Date:   Thu Feb 13 22:57:10 2014 -0700

    elaborate on the recommendation to use the anaconda resizer during install


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 en-US/Free_Space.xml |   11 ++++++++---
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/en-US/Free_Space.xml b/en-US/Free_Space.xml
index 54c6f02..29220c7 100644
--- a/en-US/Free_Space.xml
+++ b/en-US/Free_Space.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@
 <section id="freespace">
   <title>Making Room for Fedora</title>
   <para>
-    Fedora requires a volume of <emphasis>unallocated</emphasis> storage space for installation. To make room for Fedora, both the existing filesystem and the partition it resides on must be resized
+    Fedora requires a volume of <emphasis>unallocated</emphasis> storage space for installation. To make room for Fedora, both the existing filesystem and the partition it resides on must be resized.
   </para>
   <section id="freespace-anaconda">
     <title>Using the Fedora Installer to resize partitions</title>
-    <para>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/19/html/Installation_Guide/reclaim_space-x86.html
+    <para>
+      The Fedora installer provides a guided graphical method for resizing partitions and reclaiming space. This method is simpler and easier than the others discussed in this section. For most simple dual boot situations, using the installer to reclaim space will be the most expedient and foolproof method.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+      Resizing partitions with the Fedora installer is covered in the <ulink url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/19/html/Installation_Guide/reclaim_space-x86.html">Fedora Installation Guide</ulink>
     </para>
 <!-- "An introduction to Disk Partitions"
 http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/19/html/Installation_Guide/ch-partitions-x86.html
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/19/html/Installation_Guide/ch-partiti
     <para>
       This section explains using tools provided by Fedora to resize an NTFS partition. A terminal window from a liveCD can be used.
     </para>
+    <xi:include href="fast_reboot_admonition.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
     <procedure>
       <title>
 	Selecting and resizing a partition.
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ Please make a test run using both the -n and -s options before real resizing!
         </step>
         <step>
           <para>
-            Resize the filesystem. Make sure to balance the available space, a very full filesystem can cause problems for any operating system.
+            Resize the filesystem. Make sure to balance the available space, despite the suggestion from <application>ntfsresize</application> to shrink to the bare minimum. A very full filesystem can cause problems for any operating system.
             <screen>
 # <command>ntfsresize --size 40G /dev/sda5</command>
 ntfsresize v2013.1.13 (libntfs-3g)



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