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Old 10-14-2019, 07:41 AM   #1
Mustapha Abdelaziz
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Hey guys I'm new to linux I tried to install centos alongside with windows so I have a free partition
In the installation menu I got an error in the installation destination when I tried to create partitions.
Any help pleas https://scontent-mrs2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...44&oe=5E20AE0A
 
Old 10-14-2019, 08:36 AM   #2
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Windows has been licensing operating systems for 35 years so the first thing members here need to know in order to help you is "which release of windows are you using"?

If it is 8 or 10 it is likely an EFI/GPT install of windows. Check that by booting the CentOS install DVD/USB and from a terminal, run the following command as root user (Lower case Letter L in the command):

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parted -l
Post that info here. The message you posted seems to indicate that the EFI partition is formatted ntfs and should be vfat (FAT32). On CentOS, you need to mount the EFI partition under /boot/efi.
 
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Old 10-15-2019, 02:21 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Mustapha Abdelaziz View Post
Hey guys I'm new to linux I tried to install centos alongside with windows so I have a free partition
In the installation menu I got an error in the installation destination when I tried to create partitions.
Any help pleas https://spam.link/removed
That looks suspiciously like a spam link.
What exactly do you need help with, what error are you getting?
 
Old 10-16-2019, 05:04 AM   #4
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That looks suspiciously like a spam link.
What exactly do you need help with, what error are you getting?
The OP has already said that; the "installation destination" when trying to create partitions (presumably for CentOS).

@Mustapha Abdelaziz, as far as the CentOS installation program's (anaconda) options go, you can either let anaconda automatically create the partitions for you, or you can specify the partitions to be created yourself.

Based solely on your problem description, it sounds like there's either not enough space to allocate room for any more partitions on your disk, or there's some other reason why anaconda can't write the partitions to your drive (write-protected maybe?). Or perhaps you haven't selected a drive in anaconda (which you do need to do) to write partitions to, or selected the right drive?

Either way, you need to give more info about the drive your trying to install CentOS on to. Also, check if the drive is the correct drive, and whether or not it's write-protected.

Also, while it's not hard for one to click a link, it's better if you post all required/relevant info here in your post.
 
Old 10-16-2019, 05:18 AM   #5
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did you shrink the windows partition with the windows disk management before attempting the install?
 
  


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