issue with gparted on CentOS.

avee137 · 05-20-2010, 10:49 PM

I have installed gparted on CentOS successfully.

Code:

Installed:
  gparted.x86_64 0:0.3.3-2.el5.rf                                               

Dependency Installed:
  cairomm.x86_64 0:1.2.4-2.1.el5.rf     glibmm24.x86_64 0:2.12.8-1.el5.rf       
  gtkmm24.x86_64 0:2.10.9-1.el5.rf      libsigc++20.x86_64 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf    

Complete!

when i am trying to run it,i get following error with a dialog box:
The exec() call failed.

please suggest the solution.

kurwongbah · 05-20-2010, 11:05 PM

Are you running it as root?

avee137 · 05-20-2010, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurwongbah

Are you running it as root?

yes of course.running as root is not the solution to all issues,i reckon!!

kurwongbah · 05-21-2010, 12:03 AM

Of course not

But since it is a partition editor, I had to ask...

John VV · 05-21-2010, 12:10 AM

i have always found it MUCH easier to use gparted on a live cd

that solves the problem of not being able to reformat or change the running disk .

avee137 · 05-21-2010, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

i have always found it MUCH easier to use gparted on a live cd

that solves the problem of not being able to reformat or change the running disk .

yeah that's right.But its possible to use it as just another disk partitioner on CentOS,i guess! Is there any other utility which can help me out to carry the same task for CentOS?

John VV · 05-21-2010, 01:41 AM

you can only change a "not being used" disk
say you have 3 drives
windows is on drive 1
cent5.5 on drive 2
then you could use gparted on cent to edit drive 1 or 3
but not 2 or at-leastnot the partition that / ,/boot,/home,/swap and on

avee137 · 05-21-2010, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

you can only change a "not being used" disk
say you have 3 drives
windows is on drive 1
cent5.5 on drive 2
then you could use gparted on cent to edit drive 1 or 3
but not 2 or at-leastnot the partition that / ,/boot,/home,/swap and on

That's exactly what i am trying to do.I have free space on my disk and i want to partition it.

knudfl · 05-21-2010, 11:33 AM

Post # 5

Quote:

I have always found it MUCH easier to use gparted on a live cd

That is a very good advise, it's ten times easier
to download the 95 MB live cd, and use that.
http://distrowatch.com/index.php?dis...h=all&year=all

My opinion : I think, it is a safer solution too.
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