Hi I have installed ubuntu 9.04 in XPplatform (appeared in Add/Remove of XP), Now I want to increase swap to 1GB - how to do since I have installed in XP and RAm is 3GB Regards, -sriranga(76ys old)
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Ramnarayan.K <ramnaraya...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi > > Not a direct response but a possible solution. > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena <le...@itforchange.net> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after > > installation, using gparted? > > or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root > > to /home" > > 1. Why not reinstall and in the process upgrade. > 2. If you have installed gparted you can first move the data from the > front to the back (see the gui bar to figure what i am saying) then > resize the size of the /home which will create some space (unused). > Make sure you back up your data - things do happen > My personal pref for /(root) partition size is 5-7 GB > 3. The reinstall 8.04 or any of the newer versions 8.10 or 9.04. When > installing using the live cd version again run gparted delete the > existing root and merge the two unsed partions to form one bigger > partion. and now you can use manual disk configuration option select > this new partition as the root. > > This should allow you to have an expanded partition. > If you want to use / retain 8.04 and have a lot of stuff installed - > then first install apton and create an apton cd - then reinstall 8.04 > with the expanded /root install apton and run it and you should be > able to easily get back all the stuff you installed without having to > repeat installing from the net. > > ram > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >
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