about partitions

saipraveen · 06-15-2005, 06:07 AM

I am using FC3. I have windows on

/dev/hda1 --- *
/dev/hda2
/dev/hda5
/dev/hda6

and linux on

/dev/hda7 ---- /
/dev/hda8
/dev/hda9 ---- /home

How can i delete all the windows partitions and add them into linux partitions.

Thanks in anticipation

jonaskoelker · 06-15-2005, 06:17 AM

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How can i delete all the windows partitions and add them into linux partitions.

By using your favorite partitioning program

cfdisk is pretty nice and fairly intuitive. Delete the windows partitions, then create new partitions. You may want to read the cfdisk manual first.

hth --Jonas

bullwinkle · 06-15-2005, 06:45 AM

well
su
fdisk
help
....go thru the procedure......of deleting partitions and creating new ones.....pretty simple...........
then use
mkfs."fstype" on the parttion to get a file system table on to it......(basically the super block stuff man)
add the mounting details to /etc/fstab and you are done........

PTrenholme · 06-15-2005, 06:53 AM

If you like GUI, you might want to try qtparted. I think it's available on FC3, although I first saw it on FC4, Test 3. It's a nice front-end to parted, which is, by itself, a good partition editor.

Do remember, though, that any patrition editing should only be done after a complete system backup. You may think you're only changing one partition, but Murphy may think otherwise.