[LAU] [OT] recommended partition manager ?

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rosea grammostola schrieb:
> David Adler wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips at woh.rr.com> wrote:
>>   
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> My laptop has seen a variety of installs over the past year, and I now
>>> have a fair amount of delegated but unused disk space. Is there a
>>> recommended procedure or program that can re-acquire that space for my
>>> Karmic installation ? I've never repartitioned a disk *after* an
>>> installation, so I'm a bit nervous about the process. Advice is needed
>>> and welcome.
>>>
>>>     
>> I'm quite sure you heard of it, gparted livecd comes
>> into mind.
>> To cite the FAQ regarding safety: 'Short answer: Yes, it
>> is safe :)'.
>> Well, keep the usual caution and do backup everything.
>>
>> I never had issues, just used it a few times. Once for
>> exactly that task - deleting partitions and resizing/
>> moving existing ones to cover the free space while
>> keeping all their data.
>>
>> Usage is graphical and just simple.
>>
>>   
> Or the system rescue cd, with gparted included...
> 

Another alternative is to use a knoppix cd with qtparted. I have used it
to re-partition several hard drives over the years without any problems.

Best regards,
Lutz