I began partitioning mint 14 using the gui.
So far I have done:
/dev/sda
/dev/sda1 ext3 / 14998MB
/dev/sda5 ext4 /home 735154MB
I can not figure out how to make any more partitions. The only buttons active are change, revert, and delete. The add button is not active.
What about swap?
How to partition from the command line?
Any thoughts about how I have the drive carved up?
Partitioning GUI
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Partitioning GUI
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Re: Partitioning GUI
First of all, partitioning is a thing you really need basic knowlegde of partitioning and how it works. Otherwise you can screw up your drive.
Ok, now your questions/problems:
What is the total size of your disc? Is it 750152 MB?
Amount of space for the root partition is more than enough.
Ok, now your questions/problems:
What is the total size of your disc? Is it 750152 MB?
Why sda1 ext3? ext4 is much better than ext3.borgward wrote: /dev/sda
/dev/sda1 ext3 / 14998MB
/dev/sda5 ext4 /home 735154MB
Amount of space for the root partition is more than enough.
If your total disc size is +/- 750152 MB and you used the whole disc for the 2 partitions sda1 and sda5, then there's no space left. You can only add partitions when there's still room for it.borgward wrote:I can not figure out how to make any more partitions. The only buttons active are change, revert, and delete. The add button is not active.
You really don't need swap if you have over more than 4 gig of main memory. But if you really want swap, 1 gig is more than enough. So what you can do is resize sda5 and create a swap partition at the empty space.borgward wrote:What about swap?
If you ask me, dangerous! Best is to use a GUI partition manager so you have a visual check on what you're doing. It is possible to use a command line partition manager but there's more room for making errors. Especially if you don't know what you're doing.borgward wrote:How to partition from the command line?
This is a personal choice. I never create a separate partition for /home. Why? Because a lot of programs place their configuration files in the /home folder as a hidden file/folder. When you upgrade to a newer version and leave the /home partition as it is, you might end up with an installation which might be unstable due to the fact that you use old configuration files in a newer installation. Or you might end up with application errors due to conflicts between old configuration files and the latest/newest configuration file. So to avoid any problems i always erase my whole disc after i backed up everything ofcourse.borgward wrote:Any thoughts about how I have the drive carved up?
Re: Partitioning GUI
a lot of programs place their configuration files in the /home folder as a hidden file/folder
How can I recognize these configuration files once they are unhidden? I am thinking get rid of them before upgrading, or place them some where else. Where would be a good place to put them?
How can I recognize these configuration files once they are unhidden? I am thinking get rid of them before upgrading, or place them some where else. Where would be a good place to put them?
Re: Partitioning GUI
"Hidden" = "filename starts with a '.' " To show them "$ ls -a" from terminal or change the setting in your file browser (usually rt-click on the list -> menu).How can I recognize these configuration files once they are unhidden? I am thinking get rid of them before upgrading, or place them some where else. Where would be a good place to put them?
1 - They're all over the place, some directly under your home directory (~), some in their own directories (under ~), and some under ~/.config. It's a mess, nearly as bad as Windows.
2 - I just leave them alone for updates/upgrade/differentlinuxversions unless/until they cause problems, which is rare (gimp and pulse...?) As far as I've seen, most of them aren't needed anyway, tho .mozilla and .wine have useful information (I link .wine to a partition which is accessed by more than one linux).
3 - Terminal:
$ cd (to your home directory: this is NOT /home, but /home/yourusername, which is also called "~" ).
$ cd .. (to the one above your home)
$ sudo cp -r yourusername username_save
They'll be saved in /home/username_save/filenames...
Please edit your original post title to include [SOLVED] if/when it is solved!
Your data and OS are backed up....right?
Your data and OS are backed up....right?