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Re: Out of root partition space

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On 12/26/2017 5:04 AM, Doug wrote:
> 
> On 12/25/2017 08:44 PM, Sarah Johnson wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I ran out of root partition disk space and can't install or remove any 
>> more packages or even login gui window manager anymore
>>
>> i spent few good hours researching for solutions and found that i can 
>> resize root and home partitions using resize2fs and lvresize tools but 
>> they are not even installed on my system
>>
>> so is it safe to resize debian root and other partitions using windows 
>> machine partitioning tool ?
>> knowing that my debian installation is on a USB stick
>>
>> Thanks
>> -- 
>> Sarah Johnson 
> Why not download GParted--the version that runs off a CD, and burn 
> it--and use that? At least it's Linux, and has a lot of capability, like 
> changing partition sizes, making new ones, moving existing ones, etc.
> 

Rescue mode seems a good choise to start with.
I wouldn't use windows for that unless you have some spare time! :)
Maybe backing up your home partition might be a good idea.

-- 
John Doe

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Out of root partition space Sarah Johnson <sarah-johnson-1990@list.ru> - 2017-12-26 03:10 +0100
  Re: Out of root partition space Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2017-12-26 05:10 +0100
    Re: Out of root partition space john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2017-12-26 07:40 +0100
      Re: Out of root partition space David Baron <dbaron770@gmail.com> - 2017-12-26 08:40 +0100
  Re: Out of root partition space Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2017-12-26 10:30 +0100
    Re: Out of root partition space Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-12-26 11:00 +0100
  Re: Out of root partition space Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2018-01-03 18:10 +0100

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