[ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04

[Mallikarjun(ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್)]

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Onkar Shinde <onkarshinde at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena<leena at itforchange.net> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after
> > installation, using gparted?
> > or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root
> > to /home"
> > I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB.
> > I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the
> disk
> > /root: 3GB or 3000mb
> > swap: 1.6GB
> > /home: remaining (say @36GB)
>

I have a solution if problem is not yet solved,
Use dd command to move root partition into a larger partition, or
use dd to move temporarily and then move it back after increasing

>
> >
> > Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new
> > program, system giving me following error: "There is no space in /root
> > and you need to delete some files to save new"
> >
> > any help on this please....
>
> 1. It looks like the packages which were downloaded as updates filled
> up the / partition.
> First thing you can try is cleanup these packages with command 'sudo
> apt-get clean'.
> 2. You can not change package installation path from / to /home.
> 3. It is not possible to resize the partition when you have booted in
> same OS. It is possible to resize partition with a Live CD. Either use
> Ubuntu live CD or gparted live CD. You will have to boot from live CD,
> decrease the size of /home partition on your hard disk and then
> increase of / partition. At no point of time you should format the
> partition or change the partitioning structure.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> Onkar
>
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