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Add partitions /home /usr after install sarge i386

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suguru
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Add partitions /home /usr after install sarge i386

#1 Post by suguru »

I downloaded i386 sarge installer and burned it to cd.
I finally got it installed after I realized that finish partitioning
button was the only thing I couldn't see on the page.

Is there an easy way to add partitions like /home & /usr or
do I need to start over?

Thanks,
Good teacher, after I understand.

vogella
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Joined: 2004-09-19 08:32
Location: Heidelberg - Germany

#2 Post by vogella »

Hello,

this depends. If your partitions are already existing your should be able to mount the partitions to your directories, e.g.

mount -t vfstype /dev/hda6 /home

vfstype should be your file system type (check man mount).

If this works you could change the entry in /etc/fstab (man fstab) to make this change permanent.

If you need to change partition I think you could use qtpart (apt-get install qtpart). I used qtpart only for windows partition but I think it works also for Linux partitions.

Warning: Changing partitions / file system assignments may result in a total loss of data, if you doing something wrong :shock:

Best regards, Lars

suguru
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Joined: 2004-09-19 03:59

Thanks Vogella, After I backup I'll qtparted & mount

#3 Post by suguru »

vogella wrote:... mount -t vfstype /dev/hda6 /home

If this works you could change the entry in /etc/fstab (man fstab) to make this change permanent....
Best regards, Lars
Thanks Vogella,
After I backup I'll use qtparted or another partitioning tool then
mount the /home, /usr and /tmp that I made. I use kde & qtparted but it is
easy to get in a corner or make mistakes. Bash cli is usually easier for me
to keep straight. Every study shows cli experts are faster than gui experts. I
want to be in the category with the best experts. Besides cli leaves a trail
you or others can follow but clicking trails are hard to find.

Actually if I do something wrong in partitioning the data is still there. If just may
easy or almost impossible to recover it.

I had to look at your mount command several times. This is the first time I have
seen vfstype. I have always just seen fstype.

What you said will likely get me going without reloading from the start after I
am able to backup.
Thanks again,
Good teacher, after I understand.

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