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If you choose automatic partitioning, a custom installation will create the following partitions:
• A 100 MB partition (mounted as /boot/efi and formatted as vfat) in which the Linux kernel,
ELILO configuration files, and other related files reside.
• The size of the swap partition is determined by the amount of RAM in your system and the amount
of space available on your hard drive. For example, if you have 128 MB of RAM then the swap
partition created can be 128 MB - 256 MB (twice your RAM), depending on how much disk space
is available.
• A root partition (mounted as /) in which all other files are stored (the exact size of this partition
is dependent on your available disk space).
1.4.4 Upgrading Your System
Upgrading Red Hat Linux will not delete any existing data. The installation program updates the
modular kernel and all currently installed software packages. See Chapter 3, Installing Red Hat Linux
and Appendix A, Upgrading Your Current System for those instructions.