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

[Ashraf Ali P K]

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Ashraf Ali P K

2009/7/30 Mallikarjun <mallik.v.arjun at gmail.com>

>
> 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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