490 |
<img src="images/gparted-04.png"> |
<img src="images/gparted-04.png"> |
491 |
<p>I right-click the unallocated area and select <b>New</b>.</p> |
<p>I right-click the unallocated area and select <b>New</b>.</p> |
492 |
<img src="images/gparted-05.png"> |
<img src="images/gparted-05.png"> |
493 |
<p>I select <b>Extended Partition</b> as the partition type. The size was already 998 megabytes (the maximum) and as said, an extended partition doesn't contain any filesystem. I click <b>Add</b>.</p> |
<p>I select <b>Extended Partition</b> as the partition type. The size was already 1000 megabytes (the maximum) and as said, an extended partition doesn't contain any filesystem. I click <b>Add</b>.</p> |
494 |
<img src="images/gparted-06.png"> |
<img src="images/gparted-06.png"> |
495 |
<p>I right-click the unallocated area within the extended partition and select <b>New</b>.</p> |
<p>I right-click the unallocated area within the extended partition and select <b>New</b>.</p> |
496 |
<img src="images/gparted-07.png"> |
<img src="images/gparted-07.png"> |
497 |
<p>I choose the ext4 filesystem and enter 798 MB as the partition size. After that, I click first the <b>Free Space Following (MiB)</b> combo box and then <b>Add</b>.</p> |
<p>I choose the ext4 filesystem and enter 799 MB as the partition size. After that, I click first the <b>Free Space Following (MiB)</b> combo box and then <b>Add</b>.</p> |
498 |
<img src="images/gparted-08.png"> |
<img src="images/gparted-08.png"> |
499 |
<p>I right-click the remaining unallocated space and select <b>New</b> one more time.</p> |
<p>I right-click the remaining unallocated space and select <b>New</b> one more time.</p> |
500 |
<img src="images/gparted-09.png"> |
<img src="images/gparted-09.png"> |
501 |
<p>I choose the ext4 filesystem again. The partition size setting was already 201 megabytes (the whole available space), so I just press <b>Add</b>.</p> |
<p>I choose the ext4 filesystem again. The partition size setting was already 200 megabytes (the whole available space), so I just press <b>Add</b>.</p> |
502 |
<img src="images/gparted-10.png"> |
<img src="images/gparted-10.png"> |
503 |
<div align="center"><table class="note" border="0" cellpadding="20"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="images/important.png"></td><td> |
<div align="center"><table class="note" border="0" cellpadding="20"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="images/important.png"></td><td> |
504 |
The next step is to commit the changes.<br><br>After that some operations, for example<br>partition deletion, can no longer be undone. |
The next step is to commit the changes.<br><br>After that some operations, for example<br>partition deletion, can no longer be undone. |
527 |
<p class="newcode">mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1<br> |
<p class="newcode">mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1<br> |
528 |
mount /dev/sda6 /mnt/sda6</p> |
mount /dev/sda6 /mnt/sda6</p> |
529 |
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530 |
<p>I move the directory:</p> |
<p>I copy the directory to the new partition:</p> |
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532 |
<p class="newcode">mv /mnt/sda1/home/* /mnt/sda6/</p> |
<p class="newcode">cd /mnt/sda1<br> |
533 |
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rsync -aAPSX home/ /mnt/sda6</p> |
534 |
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535 |
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<p>I move the original directory out of my way and create a new directory in place of it:</p> |
536 |
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<p class="newcode">mv home home-old<br> |
538 |
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mkdir home</p> |
539 |
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540 |
<p>After that, I unmount /dev/sda6, because it no longer needs to be mounted:</p> |
<p>After that, I unmount /dev/sda6, because it no longer needs to be mounted:</p> |
541 |
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542 |
<p class="newcode">sync<br> |
<p class="newcode">umount /dev/sda6</p> |
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umount /dev/sda6</p> |
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543 |
<img src="images/terminal.png"> |
<img src="images/terminal.png"> |
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<p>As you can see, under Linux it's perfectly normal that the terminal doesn't answer to the commands. Don't worry - they are really executed.</p> |
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544 |
<p>Now I close <b>Terminal</b> and launch <b>Geany</b> by pressing the fourth icon in the bottom pane.</p> |
<p>Now I close <b>Terminal</b> and launch <b>Geany</b> by pressing the fourth icon in the bottom pane.</p> |
545 |
<img src="images/geany-00.png"> |
<img src="images/geany-00.png"> |
546 |
<p>I select <b>File</b> -> <b>Open</b>.</p> |
<p>I select <b>File</b> -> <b>Open</b>.</p> |
555 |
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556 |
<p>Finally, I select <b>File</b> -> <b>Save</b>.</p> |
<p>Finally, I select <b>File</b> -> <b>Save</b>.</p> |
557 |
<img src="images/geany-04.png"> |
<img src="images/geany-04.png"> |
558 |
<p>It's a good idea to reboot the computer now and check if the distribution in <b>/dev/sda1</b> still works. Anyway, the disk should now be ready for the new distro.</p> |
<p>It's a good idea to reboot the computer now and check if the distribution in <b>/dev/sda1</b> still works. If yes, the /home-old directory can be removed and the disk is ready for the new distro.</p> |
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