how to increase the hard disk space of linux?

hari78 · 02-28-2005, 04:17 AM

i want to increase the hard disk space available for linux. i want to use this by making use of one windows partition. is it possible to do this by diskdrave? can anyone plz tell how to do it?
i am using Mandrake 10.0

heema · 02-28-2005, 04:42 AM

there is a program called "Qtparted" which is a clone to partition magic

but you should look at there site and always make backup first

hari78 · 02-28-2005, 06:19 AM

thanks a lot for your reply.
while trying to install Qtped, i get the following message

configure: error: *** libparted >= 1.6.0 not installed - please install first ***
my efforts to get it failed. please help me in this matter as well

Razze · 02-28-2005, 06:28 AM

If you have a complete partition that you want to change from Windows to Linux you can do that in Mandrake Control Center using Mandrakes own partition tools. You just change the type to whatever linux FS you would like to use and define the mount point.

If you need to resize a partition you can do this as well in MCC, but I have no idea whether the data on the partition will be lost, so if you are going to try this you should make a backup of all the important data on the partition.

heema · 02-28-2005, 06:31 AM

the easiest way to install software in mandrake is to setup urpmi so that the software manager point to remote repositories that contain loads of software

go here to setup urpmi
easyurpmi.zarb.org/

then go to mandrake control center -> software manager -> install software

hari78 · 03-01-2005, 06:09 AM

thanks a lot for your replies. i have been able to do what i wanted