--- Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It won't work; the filesystems won't be merged by that kind of dodge,
> just the partitions.
You're right. I should have added the information that you need to
fully backup the /usr and /usr/local partitions before you delete and
recreate a single
> Check out "parted". I have not used it myself, but it looks as
> though that is something that could be used for this. You can find
> it at TUCOWS Linux.
>
Also debianized for woody:
[16:34:02 /tmp]$ grep-status -P parted
Package: parted
Status: purge ok not-installed
Priority: optional
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Patrick Draper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>If /usr and /usr/local are right next to each other, you should be able
>to delete both of those, and then recreate a single partition using the
>same cylinders that were used for two partitions before.
>
>I have not tried this though Back up your syst
If /usr and /usr/local are right next to each other, you should be able
to delete both of those, and then recreate a single partition using the
same cylinders that were used for two partitions before.
I have not tried this though Back up your system thoroughly before
you do this.
Recently IBM
Check out "parted". I have not used it myself, but it looks as
though that is something that could be used for this. You can find
it at TUCOWS Linux.
--
Andrew
Hello Everybody,
I have a problem concerning my partitions.
I have a partion /usr and /usr/local. The partition /usr is almost full
while /usr/local is as good as
empty.
I would like to change my partition table so that the partition /usr/local
is removed and this disk space is added
to the pa
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