UEFI vs. GPT (was: Re: Dual-boot with Windows 10)

Christoph Schmees <[email protected]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:26:30 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.hardware.thinkpad
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Am 22.04.21 um 13:43 schrieb James Knott:
> On 2021-04-22 9:42 a.m., James Knott wrote:
>> On 2021-04-22 9:11 a.m., cr wrote:
>>> ... so the bulk of Windoze is in /dev/sda4 so I can't create an
>>> extended partition there without blowing Windows away.   Which I will
>>> do if I have to, but is there an easy way around this?
>>>
>>> Any advice gratefully received.
>>
>> If you use UEFI, that's no longer an issue.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface
>>
>
> Forgot to mention, with UEFI, there's no need for extended partitions. Just create as many partitions as you want.
>

not a matter of UEFI but a matter of GPT. That are two pairs of shoes!

Christoph
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