where do I find a partition manager / resizer for use in fixing insufficient size partition chosen by automatic mode on installation of UBUNTU 9.10

Thank you for taking the time to make ubuntu better.
Your bug does not seen to be valid so im converting it to a question.

when you insert the disk and choose to install it shortly after it gives you a choice of how much of your hard drive to partition if you delete the current portion and then proceed installing your os you should b ok

Hi bob,

It sounds like you have a couple of different issues here, one dealing with partitioning and one dealing with a wireless dongle. If you split your report into two different Questions that will make it a lot easier for us to answer them.

You mention that you're using Ubuntu 9.10, however the release page (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseSchedule) seems to indicate that there's not even an Alpha release out yet. Are you sure you're using 9.10?

One way to determine the version of Ubuntu you're running is to open a terminal and run the following command:
  lsb_release -a

Please check the version of Ubuntu in a terminal and post the information into this Question report.

Sincerely,
- qubit

Hi, You are correct, the new version is 9.04. I neeed to get a small partition utility that can resize the partition that was incorrectly applied during install using the "Automatic" choice in partitioning. (The next install on another computer was using "manual" - which worked fine. Any attempt to add a large program or update (1st) is met with "insufficient space warning" as the partition was too small.
I have listed the wireless problems on Launchpad in it's own area. (but it has been an ongoing problem all through the series of Ubuntu (7, 8, and now this one). Bob Koomans, Brisbane, Australia.

 2gt0tgBOBK

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Subject: Re: [Question #70376]: where do I find a partition manager / resizer for use in fixing insufficient size partition chosen by automatic mode on installation of UBUNTU 9.10

Your question #70376 on gparted in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+question/70376

qubit requested for more information:
Hi bob,

It sounds like you have a couple of different issues here, one dealing
with partitioning and one dealing with a wireless dongle. If you split
your report into two different Questions that will make it a lot easier
for us to answer them.

You mention that you're using Ubuntu 9.10, however the release page
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseSchedule) seems to indicate that
there's not even an Alpha release out yet. Are you sure you're using
9.10?

One way to determine the version of Ubuntu you're running is to open a terminal and run the following command:
  lsb_release -a

Please check the version of Ubuntu in a terminal and post the
information into this Question report.

Sincerely,
- qubit

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It might be worth asking a new question about the wireless issue

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion

For Partition Editors
In Kubuntu the best one seems to be QtPartEd but in Xubuntu or Ubuntu it seems to be the regular GPartEd that is often already included anyway, try

System - Administration - Partition Editor

if that choice isn't listed then try further down the list , use Synaptic Package Manager to install it. *buntu really needs about 15Gb and plenty of that as free space but i'm managing quite well with only 10Gb, although i do store my normal user data on a second drive.

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

Hi Tom, thanks... must make a note of this! I ended up re-installing Ubuntu by deleting the drive it was on with the UBUNTU disk, which solved the space problem caused by "Automatic" partitioning, using "Manual" instead. This was before your note to me. I still cant get the WIRELESS to work in UBUNTU, so have to reboot into WinXP to get on the Inet. This means I canoot update my new UBUNTU installation. Perhaps new install updates can be accessed as a FILE to be copied and "executed or installed" when copied to UBUNTU?
Bob Koomans

 2gt0tgBOBK

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From: Tom <email address hidden>
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Sent: Friday, 8 May, 2009 7:35:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #70376]: where do I find a partition manager / resizer for use in fixing insufficient size partition chosen by automatic mode on installation of UBUNTU 9.10

Your question #70376 on gparted in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+question/70376

    Status: Open => Answered

Tom proposed the following answer:
It might be worth asking a new question about the wireless issue

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion

For Partition Editors
In Kubuntu the best one seems to be QtPartEd but in Xubuntu or Ubuntu it seems to be the regular GPartEd that is often already included anyway, try

System - Administration - Partition Editor

if that choice isn't listed then try further down the list , use
Synaptic Package Manager to install it. *buntu really needs about 15Gb
and plenty of that as free space but i'm managing quite well with only
10Gb, although i do store my normal user data on a second drive.

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Hi, got info from Bob - use GpartED. But had already re-installed UBUNTU again, by using manual partition manager and deleted drive before re-installing, and manuallly chose space I needed (70Gig)... Thanks!, Bob Koomans.
PS, now I have to find out how to get Wireless working.. all my other attempts fail. to download anything, have to reboot to WinXP, and use wless from there (Netgear WG111v3 dongle)

 2gt0tgBOBK

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Subject: Re: [Question #70376]: where do I find a partition manager / resizer for use in fixing insufficient size partition chosen by automatic mode on installation of UBUNTU 9.10

Your question #70376 on gparted in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+question/70376

    Status: Needs information => Open

You gave more information on the question:
Hi, You are correct, the new version is 9.04. I neeed to get a small partition utility that can resize the partition that was incorrectly applied during install using the "Automatic" choice in partitioning. (The next install on another computer was using "manual" - which worked fine. Any attempt to add a large program or update (1st) is met with "insufficient space warning" as the partition was too small.
I have listed the wireless problems on Launchpad in it's own area. (but it has been an ongoing problem all through the series of Ubuntu (7, 8, and now this one). Bob Koomans, Brisbane, Australia.

2gt0tgBOBK

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From: qubit <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Friday, 8 May, 2009 7:28:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Question #70376]: where do I find a partition manager / resizer for use in fixing insufficient size partition chosen by automatic mode on installation of UBUNTU 9.10

Your question #70376 on gparted in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+question/70376

qubit requested for more information:
Hi bob,

It sounds like you have a couple of different issues here, one dealing
with partitioning and one dealing with a wireless dongle. If you split
your report into two different Questions that will make it a lot easier
for us to answer them.

You mention that you're using Ubuntu 9.10, however the release page
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseSchedule) seems to indicate that
there's not even an Alpha release out yet. Are you sure you're using
9.10?

One way to determine the version of Ubuntu you're running is to open a terminal and run the following command:
  lsb_release -a

Please check the version of Ubuntu in a terminal and post the
information into this Question report.

Sincerely,
- qubit

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It sounds like you have 2 separate questions

1. Wireless
2. How to update/install stuff without an internet connection in Ubuntu

I don't know the answer to either of these so please post them as separate questions
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion