diff --git a/data/scripts/begin-install.sh b/data/scripts/begin-install.sh
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+++ b/data/scripts/begin-install.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+if [[ -f /tmp/pika-installer-gtk4-target-manual.txt ]]
+then
+    sudo /usr/lib/pika/pika-installer-gtk4/scripts/manual-partition-install.sh
+else
+    if [[ -f /tmp/pika-installer-gtk4-target-auto.txt ]]
+    then
+        sudo /usr/lib/pika/pika-installer-gtk4/scripts/automatic-partition-install.sh
+    else
+        echo "critical installer error" && exit 1
+    fi
+fi
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