I have pop os 22.04 with ext4 running as a guest in virtmanager.
The root filesystem is too small and should be enlarged. In virtmanager I increased the guests IDE from 20 GB to 40 GB.
I formatted these additional 20 GB in pop os with disks as a separate partition.
How can I now combine the new partition and the existing root partition?
With the resize option I can only free up space.
resize/increase root filesystem
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Re: resize/increase root filesystem
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Discussions moved to "Off-Topic" sub-forum.donaldUNDdonald wrote: ↑2024-08-25 09:57 I have pop os 22.04 with ext4 running as a guest in virtmanager.
You can't, unless the boot partition uses a LVM manager.donaldUNDdonald wrote: ↑2024-08-25 09:57 The root filesystem is too small and should be enlarged. In virtmanager I increased the guests IDE from 20 GB to 40 GB.
I formatted these additional 20 GB in pop os with disks as a separate partition.
How can I now combine the new partition and the existing root partition?
If you are booting from a Debian Live ISO image, you can delete the new partition and extend the root filesystem you want to extend. You can use the gparted utility to do this.
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Re: resize/increase root filesystem
Thanks a lot
the debian 10.10.0 live image somehow did not have the gparted tool installed and i could not install it live. But with the gparted live image everything worked out fine.
Would you recommend LVM as standard for new installations?
the debian 10.10.0 live image somehow did not have the gparted tool installed and i could not install it live. But with the gparted live image everything worked out fine.
Would you recommend LVM as standard for new installations?
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Re: resize/increase root filesystem
Hello,
Please, remember to mark the discussion as "[Solved]".
I'm glad you sorted it out.donaldUNDdonald wrote: ↑2024-08-28 13:54 Thanks a lot
the debian 10.10.0 live image somehow did not have the gparted tool installed and i could not install it live. But with the gparted live image everything worked out fine.
I would only recommend LVM to experienced users and if it is strictly necessary for storage needs (i.e. frequent increase/decrease in storage size over time).
Please, remember to mark the discussion as "[Solved]".