Re: From dual- to single-boot
solitone composed on 2017-07-24 16:13 (UTC+0200):
> I never use MacOs, so I want to just keep debian, so at least I'll put its 22
> GB space to better use. I used to keep it just for some sporadic firmware
> update, but frankly I don't think I'll need this again in the future.
> The issue is that MacOs is at the start of the disc:
> ~$
> ~$ sudo /sbin/parted /dev/sda print
> Model: ATA APPLE SSD SM0128 (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sda: 121GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
> Partition Table: gpt
> Disk Flags:
>
> Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
> 1 20.5kB 210MB 210MB fat32 EFI System Partition boot,
> esp
> 2 210MB 22.6GB 22.4GB hfs+
> 3 22.6GB 23.2GB 650MB hfs+
> 4 23.2GB 31.2GB 8000MB linux-swap(v1) swap
> 5 31.4GB 121GB 89.8GB ext4 linux
> ~$
> I would use parted from the installation media to delete partitions 1-4,
> recreate the swap at the start (unless I decide to usa a file for the swap),
> and move/extend the ext4 partition.
> This seems a bit risky, though. I already asked this, but is there a way to
> completely backup my current system, so that I could quickly restore it on a
> blank new partition, in case everything goes wrong?
> I have daily backups of /home, /usr/local, and /etc. But in case I need to
> reinstall from scratch I think I need more.
> What's the best approach?
Something else to consider is converting that hfs+ space to Linux native space,
for use of an additional installation of Debian or any other Linux. e.g. you
could put unstable there as a way to contribute to the project by testing
pre-releases and reporting bugs, and then when the next release is officially
announced, you'll already have Buster. Once you have two installations, either
can be used as a convenient rescue tool for the other should the need arise.
Were you to replace the current SSD with a larger one, you'd have a relatively
convenient means to boot OS X were some issue that requires it to arise.
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