Partition the disks

Arch Linux Installation

Created: 2022-07-15
Tags: #fleeting


Required Partitions

  • Root Directory
  • UEFI mode
  • EFI system partition

lsblk checks if your SSD has already been used
cfdisk <device_name>
device_name like /dev/sda

Volume
Block Device -> (disk, partition, LVM logical volume)
that contains a mountable file system

The partitioning scheme is stored in partition table

  • Master Boot Record (MBR)
  • GUID Partition Table (GPT)