What Is the Difference Between Primary and Extended Partitions in Linux?
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Primary partition is a bootable partition and it contains the operating system/s of the computer, while extended partition is a partition that is not bootable. Extended partition typically contains multiple logical partitions and it is used to store data.

What is primary and extended partition in Linux?

An Extended partition is a special type of partition that contains “Free Space” in which more than the four Primary partitions can be created. Partitions created within the Extended partition are called Logical partitions, and any number of Logical partitions can be created within an Extended partition.

What do you mean by primary and extended partition?

A primary partition is one that can be used as the system partition. If the disk does not contain a system partition, you can configure the entire disk as a single, extended partition. … There can be only one extended partition on a hard disk. Within the extended partition, you can create any number of logical drives.

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