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How to extend partition under netbook remix?

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I have some extra unallocated space that I would like to give to Ubuntu, but I can't find the partition software. I looked for GParted, but it isn't in the system menu or panel.

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J. Austin Rodriguez (jeanaustinr) said : 		#1

Download GParted through the Terminal by typing this command:
 sudo apt-get install gparted

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Richard (richard-christensen) said : 		#2

Thanks.

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ColinRubes (colin-rubes) said : 		#3

I tried doing this, but the terminal said " E: Couldn't find package gparted"

could you advise please?

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ColinRubes (colin-rubes) said : 		#4

correction, it works, but the file browser says i only have 13.2 GB of free of my 250GB hardrive

on the gparted, there is:
/dev/sda (232.88GB)
/dev/sdb (7.48GB)

What do i have to do so ubuntu's file browser will allow me to use more of my hardrive?

Sorry I am new, but i really don't know what i am looking for, and the gparted FAQ and Documentation site was above my head.

This shouldn't be the most difficult question as i haven't edited any of the configurations that ubuntu would have installed automatically

thanks!

-colin

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Vu Do Quynh (vu-do-quynh) said : 		#5

With Gparted,

Try to select the /dev/sda drive

Then it should show a list of partitions like /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2 etc.

can you then list the information for each partition ?

You could alternativeley open a terminal (Applications > Accessories> terminal) and type the command

sudo fdisk -l

and copy-paste here the output.