How do I change my root partition?

How do I change my root partition?

Configuration

1. Mount your destination drive (or partition).
2. Run the command “gksu gedit” (or use nano or vi).
3. Edit the file /etc/fstab. Change the UUID or device entry with the mount point / (the root partition) to your new drive.
4. Edit the file /boot/grub/menu. lst.

How do you extend the root file system which is not on LVM?

Resize a Linux filesystem without LVM

1. Run fdisk on the right disk (X is the correct letter of your disk): fdisk /dev/sdX.
2. Check the partition table by pressing p (to view partition details)
3. Delete the partition by pressing d (to delete the partition)

How do you extend PVS?

Extend LVM manually

1. Extend the physical drive partition: sudo fdisk /dev/vda – Enter the fdisk tool to modify /dev/vda.
2. Modify (extend) the LVM: Tell LVM the physical partition size has changed: sudo pvresize /dev/vda1.
3. Resize the file system: sudo resize2fs /dev/COMPbase-vg/root.

How do I extend my XFS file system?

You cannot grow an XFS file system that is currently unmounted. There is currently no command to shrink an XFS file system. You can use the xfs_growfs command to increase the size of a mounted XFS file system if there is space on the underlying devices to accommodate the change.

How do I expand boot partition in Ubuntu?

To expand the Ubuntu partition: Make sure the GParted live USB is plugged in. Reboot your computer. Do not boot into either Ubuntu or Windows, since we are going to boot from the live USB. At the GRUB menu, I was able to find the USB device by hitting c to enter the command line, then typing exit.

How do I resize a partition in Ubuntu?

If a partition is mounted, unmount it by clicking the eject button in the file manager. If you have a swap partition, the Ubuntu live environment will likely have activated it. To deactivate the swap partition, right-click it and select Swapoff. To resize a partition, right-click it and select Resize/Move.

What is Ubuntu partition?

The Ubuntu live CD includes the GParted partition editor, which can modify your partitions. GParted is a full-featured, graphical partition editor that acts as a frontend to a variety of Linux terminal commands.