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After installing Fedora 14 and opting to overwrite the whole drive with the new operating system I think I see multiple partitions that I did not create. fdisk -l shows: ...
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    Multiple partitions fedora 14

    After installing Fedora 14 and opting to overwrite the whole drive with the new operating system I think I see multiple partitions that I did not create. fdisk -l shows:

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    Disk /dev/sda120.0 GB120034123776 bytes
    255 heads
    63 sectors/track14593 cylinderstotal 234441648 sectors
    Units 
    sectors of 1 512 512 bytes
    Sector size 
    (logical/physical): 512 bytes 512 bytes
    I
    /O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes 512 bytes
    Disk identifier
    0x0002929f

       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sda1   *        2048     1026047      512000   83  Linux
    /dev/sda2         1026048   234440703   116707328   83  Linux

    Disk 
    /dev/dm-0119.5 GB119506235392 bytes
    255 heads
    63 sectors/track14529 cylinderstotal 233410616 sectors
    Units 
    sectors of 1 512 512 bytes
    Sector size 
    (logical/physical): 512 bytes 512 bytes
    I
    /O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes 512 bytes
    Disk identifier
    0x00000000

    Disk 
    /dev/dm-0 doesn't contain a valid partition table

    Disk /dev/dm-1: 53.7 GB, 53687091200 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 6527 cylinders, total 104857600 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000000

    Disk /dev/dm-1 doesn'
    t contain a valid partition table

    Disk 
    /dev/dm-2939 MB939524096 bytes
    255 heads
    63 sectors/track114 cylinderstotal 1835008 sectors
    Units 
    sectors of 1 512 512 bytes
    Sector size 
    (logical/physical): 512 bytes 512 bytes
    I
    /O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes 512 bytes
    Disk identifier
    0x00000000

    Disk 
    /dev/dm-2 doesn't contain a valid partition table

    Disk /dev/dm-3: 64.9 GB, 64860717056 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7885 cylinders, total 126681088 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000000 
    This might be a noob question but should there only be one partition?

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    Linux usually installs on two or more partitions. This way, system data and user data are separate.

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