Click Device > Create Partition Table to create a new GPT data structure. Click Advanced, then select gpt from the Select new partition table type list, as in Figure 2. Click Apply to create your new GPT data structures. You can then create new partitions in the same way you would if you were manipulating an MBR disk.

What is GPT partition in Linux?

GUID Partition Table (GPT) is a partitioning scheme that is part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface specification; it uses globally unique identifiers (GUIDs), or UUIDs in the Linux world, to define partitions and partition types. It is designed to succeed the Master Boot Record partitioning scheme method.

Is GPT supported by Linux?

GPT is part of the UEFI specification, and because Linux is a real operating system with modern features you can use GPT with both UEFI and legacy BIOS.