Partition my hard disk from Live CD

eveningsky339 · 09-28-2010, 07:28 AM

When I installed Lucid several months ago, I went ahead and let Ubuntu use the entire disk. Since then I have learned more about partitions and came to realize that I didn't have a separate /home partition, meaning that clean installs of new Ubuntu releases would wipe my data.

I would like to carve my hard drive up from the LiveCD environment while preserving my current data and Lucid installation. Is this advisable?

basheer · 09-28-2010, 07:42 AM

Yes you can use gparted live cd and shrink your partitions and use the free available space for the other installations.

Aquarius_Girl · 09-28-2010, 07:44 AM

Check out this thread:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-linux-834875/

tommcd · 09-29-2010, 01:33 AM

Here are some other good resources for creating a separate home partition after installing Ubuntu:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pa...ng/Home/Moving