Extending root partition on Fedora 26

hobz · 05-01-2019, 05:14 AM

Hi All
I am running out of space for the root partition in FC26 and I have an 10G empty partition that I want to merge with root
How can it be done
I am attaching gparted snapshot of partitions
root = /dev/sda6
home = /dev/sda8
empty partition to be merged with root = /dev/sda9

any suggestions

syg00 · 05-01-2019, 05:25 AM

Probably can't be (simply) done unless you are using LVM. That attachment is useless. Run these commands and post the full output in a post using [code] tags.

Code:

sudo lsblk -f
sudo parted /dev/sda "print free"

hobz · 05-01-2019, 05:35 AM

Thanks a lot for answering, I have typed the 2 commands and thats what they have returned

sudo lsblk -f

NAME FSTYPE LABEL UUID MOUNTPOINT
sda
├─sda1 ntfs COMPAQ E83E072B3E06F1FC /mnt/c
├─sda2
├─sda3 ntfs FACTORY_IMAGE 949CA48C9CA46A86
├─sda5 ntfs 0C008256083612B0 /mnt/e
├─sda6 ext3 / 011b8799-d4b9-4ea0-ba81-bedabc6d43e9 /
├─sda7 swap SWAP-sda7 f670eb38-0ef8-4c2b-9b79-744f788d41e5 [SWAP]
├─sda8 ext3 /home 3684f369-d0c4-484a-9269-e6ed923eb4e5 /home
└─sda9 ext3 63af7f29-4a03-4571-8090-13a73abea606
sr0

sudo parted /dev/sda "print free"

Model: ATA WDC WD2500AAJS-6 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 250GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 121GB 121GB primary ntfs boot
121GB 121GB 6363kB Free Space
2 121GB 242GB 121GB extended
5 121GB 178GB 56.8GB logical ntfs
6 178GB 204GB 26.2GB logical ext3 boot
7 204GB 209GB 5544MB logical linux-swap(v1)
8 209GB 231GB 21.9GB logical ext3
9 231GB 242GB 10.5GB logical ext3
242GB 242GB 76.3kB Free Space
242GB 242GB 5322kB Free Space
3 242GB 250GB 8252MB primary ntfs
250GB 250GB 3097kB Free Space

syg00 · 05-01-2019, 06:16 AM

So, no LVM, so as I said, not simple.
If it were me I'd delete that free partition (/dev/sda9) - leave it as unallocated space. Then use gparted to drag /dev/sda8 as far to the right as it will go, then do the same with /dev/sda7 - this will effectively "move" the unallocated space next to /dev/sda6. Then you can use gparted to resize the root. Use the "Apply"button at each step to ensure each step completes before starting the next step.

hobz · 05-01-2019, 06:21 AM

Thanks
This seems easier, i will try it and get back to you for any issues

hobz · 05-01-2019, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syg00

So, no LVM, so as I said, not simple.
If it were me I'd delete that free partition (/dev/sda9) - leave it as unallocated space. Then use gparted to drag /dev/sda8 as far to the right as it will go, then do the same with /dev/sda7 - this will effectively "move" the unallocated space next to /dev/sda6. Then you can use gparted to resize the root. Use the "Apply"button at each step to ensure each step completes before starting the next step.

Thanks a million Syg00, it worked

syg00 · 05-01-2019, 07:24 AM