Allocating entire hard drive to Linux Lite

[pauloz]

Hi everybody

I've recently installed Lite on my ASUS EeePC 1005HA netbook and I'm thrilled with the way it's performing. I have an issue with unallocated space of about 93GB and I want to allocate the entire hard drive to Linux Lite. FYI, I've attached a screenshot of my partitions. I've searched high and low for the answer but it evades me. I only have basic understanding of partitions etc and would appreciated step by step instructions .

Thanks
Paul

[N4RPS]

Hello!

If you can, back up what you have now first, in case something goes wrong. After that, boot to a Live CD/LiveUSB and select Menu > System > Partition Drives (GPartEd).

Run GPartEd, choose the drive and partition you want to 'grow', right-click on it, and select 'Resize/Move'. A new window will open. Increase the partition size to use the unallocated space, select the broken arrow (Apply All Operations), and wait while your partition is expanded.

If I missed anything, I'm sure someone will say so...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[Valtam]

For screenshots, please follow Forum guidelines - https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/index.php?topic=29.0

[pauloz]

Jerry - Your request concerning guidelines for screenshots has confused me somewhat. I chose the option available to me at the time to attach a pdf file, which was the screenshot (converted from png to pdf) and was only 39.2 kB in size, well within the guidelines. Are you saying all attachments must be done the way you have indicated. If so, can you point me in the right direction please?

[ukbrian]

If the images are stored else where it reduces the storage required on the server and also lessens the bandwidth the server uses.

This post might help you https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/index...pic=1604.0

[Scott(0)]

Hi Pauloz,
Here's a link to a tutorial on the guidelines Jerry mentioned in reply#2.
https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/index...opic=487.0

Post back if you have any other questions.

Scott

[pauloz]

N4RPS

Thanks for your help, however it's the next step that always stumps me. In the Resize/Move window, the following is displayed:

Free space preceding (MiB) = 0 (default)
New size (MiB) = 56253        (This is the partition I want to increase the size of, but it won't let me. It states this is the maximum size)
Free space following (MiB) = 0 (default)
Align to = MiB (default)

The rest of the space is showing as an unallocated partition 93.12 GiB, but it looks like I need to do something to this unallocated partition to allow me to increase my sda6 (Linux Lite) partition.

Any help appreciated.

Paul

[ukbrian]

Can you do a "sudo blkid" in the terminal and post the result as code

[Wirezfree]

Hi pauloz,

If you have not done to much configuration, or installed many program.?
It maybe just easier to start from scratch, boot your LL Live media, and select "Use Entire Disk" during install.
You could spend more time trying to figure out what's going on with gparted than it will take you to re-install.

just my thoughts...

[pauloz]

Hi Wirezfree

Thanks for your suggestion - I've already considered that but the options given to me were:

1. Installing alongside existing Lite 2.2 (obviously no point)
2. Replace existing Lite 2.2 (I considered this option but it gave me no guarantee I would have access to all of the hard drive)
3. Something else, which is resizing the partitions, which is where I'm at.

The other 2 options were to encrypt the new Linux installation for security and use LVM with the new Linux installation. Not sure what would have happened if I had checked these - I'm still in the beginner stage of my knowledge of Linux!
I have no issues wiping the floor again and trying a fresh reinstall, however I want to know beforehand I will have access to all of the hard drive.
Any further suggestions appreciated.

Paul