Re: channging partition sizes without data loss
Marco Parrone wrote:
>
> ...
> > 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.
>
I "second" this suggestion. I've used parted many, many times to resize
and copy partitions, and I have been amazed at its functionality and
stability. Go to gnu.org to read its documentation.
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Brian J. Stults
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