On 9/30/07, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 04:17:42PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote: > > > >> I have a problem with an old desktop running etch. Before it was > >> running XP + etch dual boot. But recently I have deleted the whole XP > >> partition. Now the problem is I started running out of space for the > >> etch. I want to resize the partition so that I can install more > >> programs and stuff like that. The current partition is like > >> > >> hda1 - 5G (before running XP) > >> hda2 - 1G ( etch is living here) > >> > >> So I'd like to resize hda2 but I can't as it said I need to unmount > >> hda2 before resizing. People suggest using a live CD but it's not > >> possible with my old laptop (I didn't even install etch using CD, I > >> can only install etch via goodbyemicrosoft.com). USB boot is also not > >> available. > >> > >> > > > > Have you considered reinstalling onto hda1 without removing hda2? > > > Or mount hda1 at some point on hda2 where you need the extra space. > Voila! 5 GB extra space. You could also remove hda1 and recreate > several partitions if you want to add space at multiple points in your > filesystem.
That's what I'm doing. But is it possible to increase the size for apt-get upgrade and apt-get install? Right now I can use that 5G for personal use but for the main thing like in /usr what's the best way to make use of that 5G? Any good website showing how to do add space at multiple points in the file system? Manu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]