[arch-general] fdisk vs. gdisk for GPT partitioning

[David J. Haines]

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 12:40:48PM -0700, Patrick Burroughs (Celti) wrote:
> 
> The only shortcoming I've run across is fdisk is less capable than
> gdisk with hybrid MBRs and can't do GPT->MBR conversion at all. The
> former is not something a Beginner's Guide user should be touching, in
> my opinion; the latter may be useful for those who accidentally create
> GPT disks when they need an MBR instead.

gdisk is also capable of placing new partitions at the end of a block of
empty space without having to do manual calcuation of the start sector.
I personally find this behavior invaluable.

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