Paragraph reading the below should be corrected: Finally, let's create the root partition. To do this, type n to create a new partition, then p to tell fdisk that you want a primary partition. Then type 2 to create the second primary partition, /dev/hda3 in our case. Correction: Then type 3 to create the third primary partition, /dev/hda3 in our case. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Actual Results: If you follow the current directions fdisk throws the following error: Partition 2 is already defined. Delete it before re-adding it.
This is a duplicate of bug #17889, which is already fixed in CVS.