HD Install :: partitioning and formating

I advise to open an xterminal window and type

sudo su
cfdisk /dev/hda

(then set up your 1st partition for Linux, write, exit and reboot)

sudo su
mkfs -t ext2 /dev/hda1
exit
exit

reboot again and your newly formatted partition should be autodetected.

Thanks I'll give it a try.

how do you open an xterminal window?

Umm..

Single-click or double-click on the "XTerminal" desktop icon.

Or right-click on some unused part of the desktop and choose:

XShells -> Dark

from the main menu.

I forgot to mention I booted dsl 1.5 in dsl2 text mode, thanks for the help

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