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how to expand size of "/" partition?

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chitvan
chitvan Original post #1
Nov 8, 2007 at 12:08 AM
i m using SuSE linux,i have saperated 8 GB for it,but now i have only 1GB free space in it,
i have more 6GB free space(un allocated) on HD,how can i use it??
M
Nov 8, 2007 at 9:33 AM
Resize using gparted but beware there isn't a 100% safe way to resize a partition AFAIK. I have done so successfully. Also, how easily depends on the type of filesystem you're using.
One of the links that google threw out *www.linux.com/articles/32002