... > I want to shorten my 1 Gig root partition. To around 300-400 MB. > Without losing data. I mean, just want to resize the partition. > What software should I use? ... i think you should use parted, but i've never used it, and i don't know if it work well or not. you can see "apt-cache show parted" for info about it or search at http://www.gnu.org in the software section. bye