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<p>I usually start off with a boot from System Rescue CD (includes gparted as well as gdisk).</p>
<p>http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage</p>
<p>Set up partitioning much like Mike has done, and follow up with install with distro of choice. Plus, the SysRescue CD comes in handy if things go off the rails later.</p>
<p>Kelly</p>
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