moving / from one partition to another

chilly_willy2 · 11-02-2003, 01:42 AM

My HD is in 3 partitions: hda1(with debian; is largest partition), hda5(swap), and hda6(slackware), of which I'm currently loving slackware. I want to wipe out my debian partition and take every from hda6 and put it in hda1, freeing up lots of space on hda6 for /home stuff. What's the best way to do this? Safest? I don't wanna lose anything from my hda6/slackware installation...

Thanks,
Chris

scott_R · 11-02-2003, 02:49 AM

I think there's still a howto on this at the linux documentation project. Moving the information isn't the issue, it's getting the OS to realize it's moved that's the problem. Basically, you need to change all your Slackware links to see your information on hda1 instead of looking on it on hda5. I did this once, but it's been a long time, so I can't confidently guide you through it. It's not as hard as some people make it sound, however.