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Finally, click 
Continue
 to 
get the process started. At this point, the flash drive will 
be converted into Ubuntu Server installation media that can then be used to start the 
installation process:
Figure 1.5: Etcher in the progress of writing a flash drive
After a few minutes (the length of time varies depending on your hardware), 
the 
Flashing
 process will complete, and you'll be able to continue and get some 
installations going. Before we get into that, though, we should have a quick 
discussion regarding partitioning.
Planning the partitioning layout
Partitioning
 your disk allows you to divide 
up your hard disk to dedicate specific 
storage allocations to individual applications or purposes. For example, you can 
dedicate a partition for the files that are shared by your Apache web server so 
changes to other partitions won't affect it. You can even dedicate a partition for 
your network file shares—the possibilities are endless. Each partition is mounted 
(attached) to a specific directory, and any files sent to that directory are thereby 
sent to that separate partition. The names you create for the directories where your 
partitions are mounted are arbitrary; it really doesn't matter what you call them. 
The flexible nature of storage on Linux systems allows you to be creative with your 
partitioning as well as your directory naming, since the Linux filesystem gives you 
more flexibility when it comes to mounting storage devices in specific folders.

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Deploying Ubuntu Server