* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table GUID-partitioned] hard drives (such as those previously used in a Mac or have GPT partition tables) are not supported in this tutorial.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_nano nano] is used as the command-line text editor (refer to [httphttps://www.howtogeeklinuxize.com/howto/42980post/thehow-beginnersto-guide-touse-nano-the-linux-command-line-text-editor/ beginners guide how to install/use the nanoeditor] as needed).
=Prerequisites=
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Up to 2TB, at the ''(parted)'' prompt, enter:
# mklabel msdos (answer ''yes'' when if prompted)
# mkpart primary 0% 100%
# quit
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Greater than 2TB, at the ''(parted)'' prompt, enter:
# mklabel gpt (answer ''yes'' when if prompted)
# mkpart primary 0% 100%
# quit