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http://forums.fedoraforum.org – Hi there! I have two partitions on my hd, a primary partiton for data, and an extended one for Ubuntu, with three logical sub-partitions (boot, home, swap). I'd like to install Fedora in a new partition, but I've just discovered that I can have just one extended partition, so, while I can make a third primary partition, I won't be able to create three partitions for Fedora, as I have on Ubuntu. Will it be any problem if I make thre more logical partitions on my extended one and then install Fedora on them? I mean: i know I can't have two OS in the same partition, but what about on di (HowTos)

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