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Ubuntu: Flatten bootloader partitioning steps

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This makes it easier to follow (and specifically, harder to miss the
second step).

Reported-by: Niall Douglas <ned14>
Issue #54
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Richard Laager
2020-09-09 15:26:36 -05:00
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@@ -326,20 +326,18 @@ Step 2: Disk Formatting
sgdisk -n1:1M:+512M -t1:EF00 $DISK
**Note:** This partition is setup for UEFI support. For legacy (BIOS)
booting, this will allow you to move the disk(s) to a new
system/motherboard in the future without having to rebuild the pool (and
restore your data from a backup). Additionally, this is used for
``/boot/grub`` in single-disk installs, as :ref:`discussed below
<boot-grub-esp>`.
For legacy (BIOS) booting::
# For legacy (BIOS) booting:
sgdisk -a1 -n5:24K:+1000K -t5:EF02 $DISK
**Note:** For simplicity and forward compatibility, this HOWTO uses GPT
partition labels for both UEFI and legacy (BIOS) booting. The Ubuntu
installer uses an MBR label for legacy (BIOS) booting.
**Note:** While the Ubuntu installer uses an MBR label for legacy (BIOS)
booting, this HOWTO uses GPT partition labels for both UEFI and legacy
(BIOS) booting. This is simpler than having two options. It is also
provides forward compatibility (future proofing). In other words, for
legacy (BIOS) booting, this will allow you to move the disk(s) to a new
system/motherboard in the future without having to rebuild the pool (and
restore your data from a backup). The ESP is created in both cases for
similar reasons. Additionally, the ESP is used for ``/boot/grub`` in
single-disk installs, as :ref:`discussed below <boot-grub-esp>`.
#. Create a partition for swap: