Help increasing root partition

fr0k1d · 2011-07-30 17:14:25

I just installed my first Arch Linux machine and I realized I need to increase my root partition size. How can I do this without re-installing.

P.S. I am a complete noob so a step-by-step guide would be nice

karol · 2011-07-30 17:16:02

fr0k1d wrote:

I just installed my first Arch Linux machine and I realized I need to increase my root partition size. How can I do this without re-installing.
P.S. I am a complete noob so a step-by-step guide would be nice

And what did google tell you? Have you even searched this forum?

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=966441

Last edited by karol (2011-07-30 17:17:43)

fr0k1d · 2011-07-30 17:24:12

I have but again I am new so I don't understand a lot of what people are talking about. And I also don't just want to clean up my root partition, I want to make it larger.

karol · 2011-07-30 17:31:24

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

The discussion focused not only on keeping your /root clean, but also on having separate partitions for /var/ and /usr (or not).

litemotiv · 2011-07-30 17:31:59

fr0k1d, Arch is all about trying things out, learning and making an effort. There is a lot of information about partitioning (including resizing) on the forums, the wiki and on Google, so if you are determined to do that instead of reinstalling, start by searching yourself and only report here if you run into specific questions or problems.

If you do have specific questions, tell us what you have tried so far, which information you have acquired and where you are stuck.

fr0k1d · 2011-07-30 17:53:46

Thank you for the comments. I do have a question though. If I use the gparted live cd can I shrink my home partition and increase my root partion without damaging any of my data?

karol · 2011-07-30 17:58:45

fr0k1d wrote:

Thank you for the comments. I do have a question though. If I use the gparted live cd can I shrink my home partition and increase my root partion without damaging any of my data?

There's a warning on the gparted live cd page that says

CAUTION: Creating a whole disk or partition image backup is recommended before you resize or move a partition.

for a reason. You'll probably be all right, but in case anything happens, you better have your backups ready.

Google was kind enough to find a pretty detailed guide http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux … ionsdth-LX

fr0k1d · 2011-07-30 18:18:12

thanks for all the help and it seems to be working now but it says it will take about 5hrs so i will post tomorrow when it is all completed

fr0k1d · 2011-07-31 15:14:20

Thanks everybody for the help and it did work. It took forever though. It took about 14hrs lol. But it worked so thank you.

karol · 2011-07-31 15:17:48

fr0k1d wrote:

Thanks everybody for the help and it did work. It took forever though. It took about 14hrs lol. But it worked so thank you.

How long it takes depends on the size of your partitions. It's often much faster to reinstall ;P

Please remember to mark this thread as solved.

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