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GUID Partition Table
lets assume that you want to create a new GPT[link1] layout on a disk.
From command line you can use gdisk[link2]
Create new layout
gdisk /dev/sda
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Create a new partition
eg. you need a 5G rootfs partition:
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Create a swap partition
eg. the rest available space is for swap:
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Save layout to disk
Verify your changes
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- [link1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table
- [link2] http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/