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Old 10-13-2004, 11:10 PM   #1
vande
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create new partition

can i gain some space from / partition, to create a new partition....??
how...????( im using fc2)
thanks..
 
Old 10-13-2004, 11:35 PM   #2
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You need to use a program such as parted, qtparted, or partition magic to resize the existing / partiition. Back up any existing data because there is no gurantee there won't be any problems. Then use cfdisk to create the new partition with the values you want.
 
  


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