How do I reduce the size of my root partition in Linux?
This is the order that you will likely want to follow:
- Backup all your data.
- Boot into live environment and start GParted.
- Shrink the root partition to whatever size.
- Expand the home partition to fill in the space.
- Apply changes.
- Reboot.
How do I change the root partition in Linux?
Configuration
- Mount your destination drive (or partition).
- Run the command “gksu gedit” (or use nano or vi).
- Edit the file /etc/fstab. Change the UUID or device entry with the mount point / (the root partition) to your new drive.
- Edit the file /boot/grub/menu. lst.
How can I increase my root space?
3 Answers
- Open GParted.
- Right click on /dev/sda11 and select Swapoff.
- Right click on /dev/sda11 and select Delete.
- Click on Apply All Operations.
- Open a terminal.
- Extend the root partition: sudo resize2fs /dev/sda10.
- Go back to GParted.
- Open the GParted menu and click on Refresh Devices.
How do I reduce the size of my roots?
Reduce the size of root filesystem
- First, boot the system into rescue mode.
- Activate the logical volume to be reduced.
- Reduce the size of the file system and logical volume on /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00.
- Finally reduce the size of the logical volume containing the root file system:
How do I allocate space to home root?
5 Answers
- umount /home $ umount /home.
- shrink the /home filesystem $ fsck -f /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_home $ resize2fs /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_home 80G.
- shrink the /home logical volume $ lvreduce -L -40G /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_home.
- resize the /home partition to the size of the LV $ resize2fs /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_home.
How do I resize a partition after installing Ubuntu?
To resize a partition, right-click it and select Resize/Move. The easiest way to resize a partition is by clicking and dragging the handles at either side of the bar, although you can also enter exact numbers. You can shrink any partition if it has free space.
