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= Identify and Prepare the Installed Partition(s) = | = Identify and Prepare the Installed Partition(s) = | ||
{{tip|'''If you had installed Manjaro using the ''assisted preparation'' method''' - whereby the installer automatically prepared and partitioned your computer's hard disk for you - then you will have the same four partitions as those listed by the author, below. This will include a separate Boot partition, named ''/dev/sda1''.}} | |||
'''1.''' Ensure that you are using the Root account, which is identified by a hash ('#') at the beginning of the command line, rather than a dollar ('$'). To switch to Root, enter the command: | '''1.''' Ensure that you are using the Root account, which is identified by a hash ('#') at the beginning of the command line, rather than a dollar ('$'). To switch to Root, enter the command: | ||
sudo su | sudo su | ||
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In this particular instance, the partitions for the author's Manjaro system are as follows: | In this particular instance, '''having used the assisted preparation method to install Manjaro earlier''', the partitions for the author's Manjaro system are as follows: | ||
* '''/dev/sda1''': Boot partition | * '''/dev/sda1''': Boot partition | ||
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* '''/dev/sda4''': Space for personal files. | * '''/dev/sda4''': Space for personal files. | ||
If you are still unsure, then you can also use an application called ''gparted'', which should be selectable from your desktop menu. This will provide a simple visual illustration of the partitions on your hard drive(s). If a seperate partition for the GRUB exists, it will be marked as 'bootable', and should only be about 100MB in size. | |||