On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, at 2:56pm, Ingham, Stephen wrote: > I've heard of a Linux utility that will reduce the size a windows > partition that takes up an entire hard. So that Linux can be installed on > the left over space. > > But I can't remember the name of it. Does anybody know?
parted (partition editor) runs under Linux and can do some of this. It is a GNU program. I believe it supports FAT, FAT32, and ext2. It does not support NTFS. Some distributions offer you the option of resizing existing partitions as part of their install program. ext2/ext3, XFs, and reiserfs all have their own resize tools. There is a program calls "FIPS" that runs under MS-DOS which can shrink FAT filesystems. There is commercial software (Partition Magic and Partition Commander are two I know of) that can resize all sorts of filesystems. Such software typically requires MS-Windows, or at least MS-DOS. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
