Partion question....

[Steve]

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:41:12 +0100, Mriswithe <mriswithe at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:17 PM, <mdovell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> After having a number of computer problems solved I finally got to
>> reinstall ubuntu...
>>
>> But alas here's the problem now. I didn't give it that much space. I  
>> think
>> I should give it at least a few gigs more (I think I only have half a  
>> gig
>> left)
>>
>> Is there a way to allocate more space without reformatting?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -
>>
>
> With a live CD you can use Gparted to resize your main partition as long  
> as
> there is room on the harddrive for it to resize to. it is under either
> system or administration as Partition editor. One of the options will be  
> to
> resize the partition. This is fairly intuitive.
>
>
> Andrew

If you’re not able to increase the partition because another partition is  
after it. You maight be able to create a separate /home partition.   
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome explains the procedure to  
use it after /home has been created.

-- 
Steve