Managing disk partitions in Linux is an essential skill that every system administrator should have. One of the most commonly used tools for managing disk partitions in Linux is fdisk. Fdisk is a ...

Spread the loveResizing a Linux partition is a common task that can be done for many reasons. It can be done to free up space for another partition, to increase the size of the home directory or to ...

I made my boot partition a little smaller than I'd like when I created my OpenSUSE 11.1 VM using VMware Fusion 2.0.5.I have used VMware to expand the virtual hard disk from 10GB to 15GB, but I'm ...

Then I drag the partition all the way to the end to consume all of the unallocated space, then press Apply. Next, I right click the linux-swap partition and choose Resize/Move again.

This article provides instructions on how to resize an OS disk that has a GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition in Linux. This article applies only to OS disks that have a GUID Partition Table (GPT) ...

I tried resizing partitions (Redhat 6.2) with Partition Magic 7.0 and it was a complete failure. Why? Well it wouldn't let me it said the correct sizes of the partitions but said there was no free ...

Before you can partition your disk you'll need to squeeze your Windows partition to free up some disk space for the new partition. Head to the Disk Management tool, and right-click your main ...

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps of encrypting a single partition on a Linux machine.