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

[Jude DaShiell]

Yes, I couldn't create an ef02 partition using fdisk.  I ended up using 
gdisk and the job got done with no problem at all.

On Tue, 16 Dec 2014, Sebastiaan Lokhorst wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> Since more than a year now, fdisk (provided by util-linux) has had GPT
> support. This theoretically makes gdisk a duplicate of fdisk, and we could
> replace gdisk with fdisk.
> 
> Now, I'm not asking to drop gdisk or anything like that, but in an effort
> to clean up the Beginners' guide of the Arch Wiki, we want to use a single
> partitioning tool for both MBR and GPT partitioning instructions.[1]
> util-linux fdisk is able to provide this functionality, but we are not
> completely sure if it is stable by now (it should be, I think).
> 
> So, now my question: is there anyone who has had bad experiences with fdisk
> and GPT partitions, where gdisk was superior? Or any other objections why
> we should keep gdisk instructions in the Beginners' guide?
> 
> Thanks!
> Sebastiaan
> 
> [1]
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Talk:Beginners%27_guide#remove_gdisk_instructions_for_install_medium_2013-11
> 
> 

jude <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
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