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08-04-2011 7:42 AM
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Can you help me by pointing me at some easy to follow instructions to extend ubuntu world across the whole drive and lose the NTFS partition.
I'm reasonably ok with Windows commands and tools but not linux so terms like mount and unmount drives are unfamiliar.
I'd be grateful for your help.
Re: Ubuntu Partitions
08-04-2011 10:00 AM
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BACK UP YOUR IMPORTANT FILES
boot from a Live CD
Run Gparted and
delete the ntfs partition
select the main partition and choose EXPAND/RESIZE and fill the disk with it.
GO
(And wait for a while as it will test everything first)
Alternate:- (Recommend)
BACK UP YOUR IMPORTANT FILES
Use Gparted to delete the ntfs partition
create a new partition of ext4 where the ntfs partition was
use the info we supplied colin (<a href="http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,92078.0.html">HERE</a>) to MOVE your /home to the NEW partition and then you will have a separate /home partition that will not be deleted when you upgrade
so you end up with
/home
/
/swap
on the hdd.
NB Linux doesn't need to use the first partition as / (root) so you don't actually need to move it.
Re: Ubuntu Partitions
08-04-2011 10:00 AM
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Re: Ubuntu Partitions
08-04-2011 5:31 PM
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http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,94905.0.html
Re: Ubuntu Partitions
08-04-2011 6:02 PM
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Re: Ubuntu Partitions
08-04-2011 9:31 PM
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I still managed to muck it up. I went for the simple easy way and managed to delete the ntfs but couldnt resize the partition that was left. I have created another one. Tomorrow I will look at the monster thread and try and work out what to do next.
Re: Ubuntu Partitions
09-04-2011 6:50 AM
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I have a similar scenario - a spare laptop with Vista Home Basic/Ubuntu but don't need Vista and am beginning to think that there is no point in keeping different systems updated and maintained just for the sake of it so will probably just start again using whole of disk for Ubuntu LTS (Lucid) as don't care for the 6 monthly upgrades.
You'd have to back all your stuff up of course but it will only have to be done once and then hopefully never again because you'll have all your stuff on the nice large home partition and then it will just be a case of upgrading Ubuntu as and when.
BTW although the latest Mint is very nice, I still prefer Ubuntu, as you do. Just wondered why? I still don't know why I do, but there it is.
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09-04-2011 8:06 AM
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I don't bother though, and as a result of always upgrading I've got about 6 upgrades worth of extra cruft.
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: Ubuntu Partitions
09-04-2011 9:04 AM
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Re: Ubuntu Partitions
09-04-2011 10:38 AM
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Quote from: the couldnt resize the partition that was left. I have created another one. Tomorrow I will look at the monster thread and try and work out what to do next.
Did you boot from a live cd? You should have the option to resize the partition just by clicking on it then on the >| icon or from the partition menu/resize - It needs to be unmounted which is why you need to use a live cd to do this.
Re: Ubuntu Partitions
09-04-2011 1:01 PM
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There is a lump of unallocated and the Ubunu part I am trying to resize but it says the maximum size it can be is the size it is.
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09-04-2011 1:05 PM
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Superusers are not staff, but they do have a direct line of communication into the business in order to raise issues, concerns and feedback from the community.
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09-04-2011 1:48 PM
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Good luck.
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09-04-2011 5:49 PM
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Went for a fresh install
Thanks for your patience and help. I suspect I'll be back with more dumb questions
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09-04-2011 8:06 PM
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