[LAU] [OT] recommended partition manager ?

[frank pirrone]

Dave Phillips wrote:
> mik wrote:
>   
>> David Adler schreef:
>>   
>>     
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>> Or just gparted from within Karmic. Depends a bit on the situation.
>>
>>   
>>     
>
> Thanks to everyone who replied so far. Gparted looks like what I need.
>
> I assume I should run it from the live CD to avoid problems with mounted 
> partitions, yes ?
>
> I'll dl the ISO and give it a whirl.
>
> Best,
>
> dp
>   
Yes, Dave, but if you're only pruning and shaping archive partitions
that can be unmounted from your installed working distro, you only need
to run gparted right from there.  It will not allow resizing a mounted
partition.

Frank