Gparted partition help | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

grand cradle Jul 2, 2025, 12:55 PM

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I want to extend the linux /home partition that I have and shrink the windows one as shown but i dont know how to move the free space when i will shrink it from the windows partition

worthy quartz Jul 2, 2025, 1:18 PM

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is the mint and windows partition in the same drive?

covert osprey Jul 2, 2025, 3:46 PM

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worthy quartz is the mint and windows partition in the same drive?

clearly it is. sda4 Windows , and sda5,6,7 linux

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@grand cradle you can't do it from a running Linux system. See those key icons in the pic above? The keys are in the car, the car is running.

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Boot Mint Live USB, then run gparted, right-click sda4 and choose resize, and drag just the RIGHT EDGE of the sizer toward left to shrink.

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then resize sda5, dragging just the left edge

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also I think you mean to extend the linux root partition, not the home one. home has tons of space already

grand cradle Jul 2, 2025, 4:27 PM

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Ok but I am not that dumb bro to give me an example for the mounted partitions😭

covert osprey Jul 2, 2025, 4:29 PM

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you're not that dumb?

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didnt imply that anyway. Just giving example of what the keys mean

grand cradle Jul 3, 2025, 11:36 AM

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covert osprey then resize sda5, dragging __just the left edge__

i want to resize sda7 which is my home partiton and not the root

worthy quartz Jul 3, 2025, 12:02 PM

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did it worked?

grand cradle Jul 3, 2025, 1:05 PM

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worthy quartz did it worked?

i am currently doing a timeshift back up on the USB just in case. also the first time i tried to shrink the partition and then move the free space to sda7 i wasn't able to do it because of other partitions getting in the way

covert osprey Jul 3, 2025, 9:54 PM

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I don't get it. Your root partition is stupid small. That's where all your programs go; yet instead you're trying to enlarge the ALREADY BIG home partition?

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@ripe mortar look at this

ripe mortar Jul 4, 2025, 4:58 AM

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covert osprey I don't get it. Your root partition is stupid small. That's where all your progr...

hmm well, if he's taking space from windows to go to linux home then why not. but IMO this entire partitioning scheme is ugly and impossible to work on.
you are right that he will run out of space on his root partition sooner or later also.

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@grand cradle remember to have a backup of your important data on an OFFLINE device. otherwise you WILL lose it.

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 5:00 AM

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should SHRINK sda7 by 5.59 or 6 GiB and then move swap to very end

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of course to do that, original swap must be deleted. then recreated at end. AND fstab of install must be updated with new UUID for new swap partition

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 9:18 AM

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covert osprey of course to do that, original swap must be deleted. then recreated at end. AND...

Sorry for being stupid but I have linux for only a week I don't know a think about it

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 9:18 AM

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ripe mortar <@846613011589496852> remember to have a backup of your important data on an OFF...

I am doing a daily backup on my 128 GB USB

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One option is to shrink 50 GB from windows and give 10GB to root and 40 to home

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 10:03 AM

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The only problem is that I don't know how to move the free space

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In front of the partition

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 2:23 PM

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first thing to do then:
Boot to Windows. Use Disk Management there to shrink first partition by 50 GiB.

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Second thing to do:
See #1193345280733622272 message and make sure this is OFF

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Third thing to do:
Boot to Linux Mint install.
type in terminal, sudo xed /etc/fstab

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maximize the text editor window. Find the line about "SWAP" and put a # in beginning of that line, then save file, and close terminal.

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Then boot the linux mint LIVE USB and message me when in live mode.

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 5:53 PM

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@covert osprey

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It seems that I can only shrink the partition from GParted

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 5:56 PM

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grand cradle It seems that I can only shrink the partition from GParted

mhm

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you have 51 GiB free space

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 5:56 PM

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covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 5:56 PM

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make sure u do chkdsk /f from windows ADMINISTRATOR command prompt first to scan the drive for errors before attempting any resizing

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 5:57 PM

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Don't mind the USB I have 4 different

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 5:57 PM

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covert osprey Second thing to do: See https://discord.com/channels/628978428019736619/11933452...

did u check on this?

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 5:59 PM

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grand cradle Don't mind the USB I have 4 different

good make a backup of anything IMPORTANT from Windows onto one of them BEFORE resizing

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:00 PM

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Then

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:04 PM

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then boot live

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:04 PM

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I am currently doing the back up

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:08 PM

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covert osprey then boot live

I am ready

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:10 PM

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ok

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so follow what i said above with gparted

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wait, did u comment out the fstab?

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:11 PM

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covert osprey Third thing to do: Boot to Linux Mint install. type in terminal, `sudo xed /etc...

All of this right

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:11 PM

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that u can do from live too but u must find the real root

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:11 PM

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covert osprey wait, did u comment out the fstab?

It said something about failure because it was locked

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:11 PM

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not live root

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click ur linux hdd partition then do lsblk -f

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and show pic

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:13 PM

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Let me restart

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:13 PM

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ie - click the hdd of linux in the Devices section of file manager

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if ur gonna restart, then edit fstab from real linux

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:14 PM

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I am in

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What's hdd

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:19 PM

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ok u in real Mint?

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:19 PM

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Ye

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:19 PM

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not live

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:19 PM

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covert osprey Second thing to do: See https://discord.com/channels/628978428019736619/11933452...

did u do this in windows?

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:21 PM

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covert osprey did u do this in windows?

I have to enable this first right

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:21 PM

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DISABLE

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and yes

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:22 PM

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Oh I think it already is but I am going to check just in case because I don't remember if I have actually changed something

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What should I uncheck

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grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:26 PM

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covert osprey did u do this in windows?

Should I uncheck the sleep

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:26 PM

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no no

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open ADMIN prompt

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and do powercfg /a and show

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does it say fast startup is disabled?

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:30 PM

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covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:31 PM

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good. reboot to Mint installation and do the fstab thing

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:31 PM

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On what partition again because u mentioned something about hdd

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:33 PM

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Second thing to do:
⁠Mint Support-Dual Booting and F… and make sure this is OFF
Third thing to do:
Boot to Linux Mint install.
type in terminal, sudo xed /etc/fstab
maximize the text editor window. Find the line about "SWAP" and put a # in beginning of that line, then save file, and close terminal.
Then boot the linux mint LIVE USB and message me when in live mode. (shrink first partition by 50 GiB)

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:36 PM

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A # like this

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(there was not a # in the last line)

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:41 PM

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covert osprey > Second thing to do: > ⁠Mint Support-Dual Booting and F… and make sure this is...

Booted to live USB

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:41 PM

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grand cradle (there was not a # in the last line)

correct. you saved the change yes?

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:41 PM

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I reopen the xed to check if it was saved

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:42 PM

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ok so , open gparted, and shrink the big NTFS partition by 50x1024 MiB

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:42 PM

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Oh

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:42 PM

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no

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it shows in MiB

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so r-click> resize> and put in the Free Space Following : 51200 MiB then press Tab key

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then the resize button, and show

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:46 PM

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grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:47 PM

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covert osprey then the resize button, and show

Correct me if I am wrong

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:47 PM

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yes , now click green Checkmark above, and wait many minutes

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tag me when it's done fully. make sure electricity doesnt disappear.

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:55 PM

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@covert osprey nah man don't do me like dat anyway it's done

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:55 PM

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yayyy

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nice nice

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:56 PM

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..... ..... .....

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:56 PM

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ok... now, right click on sda5 (the 28 GiB partition) and choose move/resize

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then grab the sizer BOX in the center and drag it to the left

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:57 PM

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Moved all the way there

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:57 PM

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you said you wanted to grow it by 10 GiB? i would recommend at least 20 more, really

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 6:58 PM

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Ok whatever you say

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 6:58 PM

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for it to become 50 GiB, put in the new size field: 51200 MiB

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then press tab

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or for 48 GiB, put 49152 MiB in new size

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:00 PM

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Done

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:00 PM

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show pic before checkmark

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:01 PM

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grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:01 PM

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covert osprey show pic before checkmark

Here it is

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:01 PM

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ok hit checkmark

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when it's finished, right click on sda6, and do 'swap off'

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:03 PM

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Ya then move again checkmark and then move the free space to the end

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If j am correct

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:03 PM

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no, then u have to delete the swap partition

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:03 PM

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Oh ...

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:03 PM

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then move the home partition left.

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then make new swap partition. maybe bit smaller

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usually 2 GiB is plenty if u have 4 GiB RAM or more

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how much RAM in ur system?

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:04 PM

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Ya the cou I have can't even run 3d games properly there's no need for that 6 extra

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:04 PM

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covert osprey how much RAM in ur system?

4GB

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:05 PM

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pardon, "the cou I have" ?

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if u want to go 2.5 GiB or 3 GiB swap , that's reasonable, and it should be at very far right of partition table

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:10 PM

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covert osprey if u want to go 2.5 GiB or 3 GiB swap , that's reasonable, and it should be at v...

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covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:11 PM

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u want to be 3.5 GiB?

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:11 PM

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Meh don't know

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:11 PM

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put 3

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:11 PM

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Just in case

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:11 PM

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3 x 1024

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or leave it as is if u want

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and put for label " SWAP " no quotes

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:11 PM

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Any changes to partition name or label

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:12 PM

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label

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:12 PM

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covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:13 PM

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once it is made, close the gparted app, and open DISKS app

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:13 PM

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I think I am done

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Lemme checkmark it first

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:15 PM

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covert osprey once it is made, close the gparted app, and open DISKS app

select sda5 in disks app, then the gear icon> edit filesystem: put Mint-root

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then select sda7 in same app, and gear> edit filesystem: put HOME

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and same for sda2 and put EFI < very important partition

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got it, @grand cradle ?

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:18 PM

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On edit filesystem theres only label if I am correct

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:18 PM

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once u boot back to real Mint, u have to edit fstab and replace the UUID number of old swap with UUID of new swap

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and take the # away... then save n reboot it.

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lsblk -f will show all info

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or sudo blkid if you prefer

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:21 PM

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These are the changes so far in the disks app

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:22 PM

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covert osprey `lsblk -f` will show all info

Now I go to mint?

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:24 PM

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one sec

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yes boot to the Mint install

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you will see with cat /proc/swaps you have no active swap yet.

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:28 PM

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covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:28 PM

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yep

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now fix ur fstab in editor

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with new UUID

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:31 PM

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I copy pasted the new UUID but the command cat doesn't show the partition

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:31 PM

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do lsblk -f like i said

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and show the fstab file in editor, maximized

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swap won't load til reboot.

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:35 PM

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is this good

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:36 PM

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yep good. just close those and reboot

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:39 PM

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grand cradle is this good

now u can check free -h and it should show swap in play

grand cradle Jul 4, 2025, 7:39 PM

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Everything is working. Thanks

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:39 PM

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or cat /proc/swaps

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@ripe mortar

ripe mortar Jul 4, 2025, 7:53 PM

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covert osprey

tldr? was there a reinstall?

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:54 PM

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ripe mortar tldr? was there a reinstall?

Nope, just gparted stuff. deleting and recreating new swap elsewhere, and tweaking the fstab

ripe mortar Jul 4, 2025, 7:55 PM

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covert osprey Nope, just gparted stuff. deleting and recreating new swap elsewhere, and tweaki...

ah ok. nice job stunner, you have a lot of patience.

covert osprey Jul 4, 2025, 7:55 PM

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was fun

ripe mortar Jul 4, 2025, 7:55 PM

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tho I would use btrfs with a root and home subvolumes, so that they never run out of space on one partition.

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