Figure 4.12 Creating Partitions in the Free Space
The first entry will create a single partition with the characteristics (including the size) of your
choice. The second entry will use all the free space and will create multiple partitions in it with
the help of the guided partitioning wizard (see section
4.2.1.12.1
, “
Guided Partitioning
” [page 75]).
This option is particularly interesting when you want to install Kali alongside another operating
system but when you don’t want to micro-manage the partition layout. The last entry will show
the cylinder/head/sector numbers of the start and of the end of the free space.
When you select to “Create a new partition,” you will enter into the meat of the manual parti-
tioning sequence. After selecting this option, you will be prompted for a partition size. If the disk
uses an MSDOS partition table, you will be given the option to create a primary or logical partition.
(Things to know: You can only have four primary partitions but many more logical partitions. The