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nixos docs: Update installation partitioner instructions #39942

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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml
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# fdisk /dev/sda # <lineannotation>(or whatever device you want to install on)</lineannotation>
-- for UEFI systems only
> g # <lineannotation>(create an empty GPT table)</lineannotation>
> n # <lineannotation>(create a new partition for /boot)</lineannotation>
> 3 # <lineannotation>(make it a partition number 3)</lineannotation>
> # <lineannotation>(press enter to accept the default)</lineannotation>
> +512M # <lineannotation>(the size of the UEFI boot partition)</lineannotation>
> t # <lineannotation>(change the partition type ...)</lineannotation>
> 3 # <lineannotation>(... of the boot partition ...)</lineannotation>
> 1 # <lineannotation>(... to 'UEFI System')</lineannotation>
-- for BIOS or UEFI systems
> n # <lineannotation>(create a new partition for /swap)</lineannotation>
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> 1 # <lineannotation>(make it a partition number 1)</lineannotation>
> # <lineannotation>(press enter to accept the default)</lineannotation>
> # <lineannotation>(press enter to accept the default and use the rest of the remaining space)</lineannotation>
> a # <lineannotation>(make the partition bootable)</lineannotation>
> x # <lineannotation>(enter expert mode)</lineannotation>
> A # <lineannotation>(make the partition bootable)</lineannotation>
> 1 # <lineannotation>(...partition one, the boot partition)</lineannotation>
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Was partition 1 no the root partition in this example?

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good catch, this is probably my typo. I was copying from line 108 above which was the last partition mentioned. Probably should be partition 3.

> f # <lineannotation>(fix up the partition ordering)</lineannotation>
> r # <lineannotation>(exit expert mode)</lineannotation>
> w # <lineannotation>(write the partition table to disk and exit)</lineannotation></screen>
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