Out of Space

[Dick Barmann]

On 08/10/2016 05:42 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> dick at dick-desktop:~$ sudo parted -l
> Disk /dev/sda: 160GB
> Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system     Flags
>   1      32.3kB  62.9GB  62.9GB  primary                         #Unused
>   3      62.9GB  66.9GB  3997MB  primary  linux-swap(v1)         #Swap
>   4      66.9GB  137GB   70.5GB  primary                         #Unused - I would reformat this to an extended
>                                                                            and add a logical
>   2      137GB   160GB   22.6GB  primary  ext4            boot   #Root of your new install
>
> I don't understand the order 1, 3, 4, 2.
> However, I would install GRUB to /dev/sda.
>
> AFAIK this should do the job
>
>    sudo grub-install /dev/sda
>
> but I read hat it might be required to run
>
>    sudo grub-setup /dev/sda
>    sudo grub-install /dev/sda
>    sudo update-grub
>
> Disk /dev/sdb: 80.0GB
> Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system     Flags
>   1      32.3kB  46.8GB  46.8GB  primary   ext4            boot  #Your data
>   2      46.8GB  80.0GB  33.3GB  extended                        #       - I would change anything starting here
>   7      46.8GB  57.3GB  10.6GB  logical                         #Unused   to two additional primary
>   5      57.3GB  69.0GB  11.6GB  logical                         #Unused   and one extended, a logical and a swap
>   8      69.0GB  77.9GB  8915MB  logical                         #Unused
>   6      77.9GB  80.0GB  2145MB  logical   linux-swap(v1)        #Swap
>
> I am going to download another Ubuntu because the one I had would not start to check it. Can you tell me which Mirror would be most dependable?

>   On disk #4 of the 160Gb what is a logical. Does the / install the root? These terms are listed in the dropdown where you format a disk aren't they?
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