Installation Destination
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   The Installation Destination screen allows you to configure
   storage options - namely, which disks will be used as the
   installation target for your Fedora installation. At least one
   disk must always be selected for the installation to proceed.

   For information about the theory and concepts behind disk
   partitioning in Linux, see Recommended Partitioning Scheme.

Warning

   If you plan to use a disk which already contains some data -
   for example, if you want to shrink an existing Microsoft
   Windows partition and install Fedora as a second system or if
   you are upgrading a previous release of Fedora, make sure to
   back up any important data first. Manipulating partitions
   always carries a risk - if the process is interrupted or fails
   for any reason (installer error, hardware failure, power
   outage, etc.), any data already on the disk may become
   impossible to recover.

   In the top part of the screen, all locally available storage
   devices (SATA, IDE and SCSI hard drives, USB flash drives,
   etc.) are displayed in the Local Standard Disks section. Local
   disks are detected when the installer starts - any storage
   devices connected after the installation has started will not
   be shown.

   If you need to configure additional local storage devices,
   select I will configure partitioning and press Done to move to
   Manual Partitioning. Then, connect any new hard drives you want
   to make available during the installation, and press the button
   marked by a circular arrow in the set of controls below the
   list of mount points on the left side of the screen. In the
   dialog window that opens, press Rescan Disks and wait until the
   scanning process completes. Then, press OK to return to
   Installation Destination; all detected disks including any new
   ones will be displayed in the Local Standard Disks section.

   The Specialized & Network Disks section below shows advanced
   network storage (such as iSCSI and FCoE disks) currently
   configured. When you first open this screen, no such devices
   will be displayed because they can not be automatically
   detected; to search for network storage devices Add a disk
   button and proceed with Installation Destination - Specialized
   & Network Disks. Any network storage you configure will then
   show up in the Specialized & Network Disks the same way local
   disks are shown above.

   All storage devices which will be used to install Fedora have a
   black circle icon with a white check mark on them. Disks not
   marked by this icon will not be used during the installation -
   they will be ignored if you choose automatic partitioning, and
   they will not be available in manual partitioning.

Important

   USB storage devices such as flash drives and external disks
   will be shown in the Local Standard Disks as well, and they
   will be available for selection the same way internal hard
   drives are. Make sure to not select any removable storage as
   installation targets unless you really want to do so. If you
   accidentally use a removable drive to install Fedora and then
   unplug it, your system will likely become unusable.

   After you select all disks you want to install Fedora, select
   one of the two options in the Other Storage Options section:
     * Automatically configure partitioning - If this option is
       selected, then after you press Done in the top left corner
       of the screen, the installer will determine the total
       amount of space on all selected disks, and it will create a
       Logical Volume Management (LVM) layout suitable for your
       system. The specifics of this layout depend on whether your
       system uses BIOS or UEFI firmware, the total amount of free
       space on your disks, and the amount of RAM on your system
       (which determines the size of your swap space).
       With automatic partitioning, you can also select the I
       would like to make additional space available option below.
       Use this option if you want to reclaim space from an
       existing partitioning layout - for example, if a disk you
       want to use already contains a different operating system,
       and you want to make this system's partitions smaller to
       allow more room for Fedora. The Reclaim space dialog which
       opens if this option is selected is described later in this
       section.
     * I will configure partitioning - Select this option and
       press Done in the top left corner of the screen to
       configure your system's partitioning layout manually. This
       requires some knowledge of the theory behind disk
       partitions and related concepts, but gives you full control
       over the way the system will be installed. For instructions
       for manual partitioning, see Manual Partitioning.

   Additionally, you can select Encrypt my data; this will encrypt
   all partitions except the ones needed to boot the system (such
   as /boot) using Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS). Encrypting your
   hard drive is recommended. For detailed information about LUKS
   encryption, see the Fedora Security Guide, available at
   http://docs.fedoraproject.org/.

Warning

   If you lose the LUKS passphrase, any encrypted partitions and
   the data on them will become completely inaccessible. There is
   no way to recover a lost passphrase. However, if you perform a
   Kickstart installation, you can save encryption passphrases and
   create backup encryption passphrases during the installation.
   See the full Fedora Installation Guide, available at
   http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ for information about Kickstart
   installations.

   To control which one of your selected storage devices will
   contain the boot loader, click the Full disk summary and
   bootloader link in the bottom left corner of the screen, and
   follow the instructions in Boot Loader Installation. Note that
   while in most cases it is sufficient to leave the boot loader
   in the default location, some configurations (for example,
   systems which require chain loading from another boot loader)
   will require the boot drive to be specified manually.

   After you select storage devices, choose between automatic and
   manual partitioning, configure encryption and boot loader
   location, press Done in the top left corner of the screen.
   Then, depending on your settings, the following will happen:
     * If you chose to encrypt your hard drive, the Disk
       Encryption Passphrase dialog will appear. Enter your chosen
       passphrase into the Passphrase and Confirm fields. When you
       do so, the passphrase will be automatically evaluated and
       its strength will be displayed, along with suggestions on
       how to make it stronger if the installer has determined it
       to be weak. For information about creating strong
       passwords, see Fedora Security Guide.
     * If you selected automatic partitioning and the I would like
       to make additional space available, or if there is not
       enough free space on your selected hard drives to install
       Fedora, the Reclaim Space dialog will appear. This dialog
       lists all disk devices you have configured and all
       partitions on those devices. The bottom right corner of the
       dialog displays information about how much space the system
       needs for at least a minimal installation and how much
       space you have reclaimed.

Warning
       If you use the Reclaim Space dialog to delete a partition,
       all data on that partition will be lost. If you want to
       preserve your data, use the Shrink option, not the Delete
       option.
       First, review the displayed list of available storage
       devices. The Reclaimable Space column shows how much space
       can be reclaimed from each entry. To reclaim space, select
       a disk or partition, and press either the Delete button to
       delete that partition (or all partitions on a selected
       disk), or Shrink to use free space on a partition while
       preserving existing data. Alternatively, you can press
       Delete all in the bottom right corner; this will delete all
       existing partitions on all disks and make this space
       available to Fedora, but all existing data on all disks
       will be lost.
       After you free enough space for your Fedora installation,
       press Reclaim space to finish.

Note
       No changes to any disks will be made until you press Begin
       Installation in Installation Summary. The Reclaim Space
       dialog only marks partitions for resizing or deletion, but
       no such action is performed immediately.
     * If you selected the I will configure partitioning option,
       pressing Done will open the Manual Partitioning screen. See
       Manual Partitioning for further instructions.

Boot Loader Installation

   Fedora uses GRUB2 (GRand Unified Bootloader version 2) as its
   boot loader. The boot loader is the first program that runs
   when the computer starts and is responsible for loading and
   transferring control to an operating system. GRUB2 can boot any
   compatible operating system (including Microsoft Windows) and
   can also use chain loading to transfer control to other boot
   loaders for unsupported operating systems.

Warning

   Installing GRUB2 may overwrite your existing boot loader.

   If you have other operating systems already installed, the
   Fedora installer will attempt to automatically detect and
   configure the boot loader to start them. You can manually
   configure any additional operating systems after you finish the
   installation, if they are not detected properly. For
   instructions on editing GRUB2 configuration, see the Fedora
   System Administrator's Guide, available at
   http://docs.fedoraproject.org/

   If you are installing Fedora system with more than one disk,
   you may want to manually specify where the bootloader should be
   installed. Click the Full disk summary and bootloader link at
   the bottom of the Installation Destination screen. The Selected
   Disks dialog will appear. The bootloader will be installed on
   the device of your choice, or on a UEFI system, the EFI system
   partition will be created on that device during guided
   partitioning.

   In the Boot column, a "tick" icon marks one of the devices as
   the intended boot device. To change the boot device, select a
   device from the list and click the Set as Boot Device button to
   install the boot loader there instead. Only one device can be
   set as the boot device.

   To decline installation of a new boot loader, select the device
   currently marked for boot and click the Do not install
   bootloader button. This will remove the tick and ensure GRUB2
   is not installed on any device.

Warning

   If you choose not to install a boot loader for any reason, you
   will not be able to boot the system directly, and you must use
   another boot method, such as a stand-alone commercial boot
   loader application. Use this option only if you are sure you
   have another way to boot your system.

   The boot loader may also require a special partition to be
   created, depending on whether your system uses BIOS or UEFI
   firmware and also depending on whether the boot drive has a
   GUID Partition Table (GPT) or a Master Boot Record (MBR, also
   known as msdos) label. If you use automatic partitioning, the
   installer will create this partition if needed. For details,
   see Recommended Partitioning Scheme.
