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[Homer_H]

I have a triple boot system on a laptop with xp,vista and ubuntu. I already had 3 partitions before installing ubuntu. Either I screwed up on the install or ubuntu put itself on 3 gb partition. I can't download updates because there is not enough room. i can't enlarge the partition using disk manager in vista or ubuntu because you can only change the first three partitions. i like ubuntu and want to uninstall then reinstall without messing up xp and vista. i currently boot with grub to ubuntu first with the other operating system option to get to xp and vista. When i unstall does grub go away too? Will this cause boot problems to other systems? Are there instructions for this somewhere? Suggestions anyone?

[dtoronto]

gpart is probably what you're looking for


$sudo apt-get gpart

from this you can use the GUI to repartition and adjust your hard drive.

[philcamlin]

gpart is probably what you're looking for


$sudo apt-get gpartfrom this you can use the GUI to repartition and adjust your hard drive.


thats what you want :)

[Homer_H]

sorry, i just said i used partition manager in vista and ubuntu instead of saying gparted.
info in gparted: installed as a subfolder? under /dev/sda4 extended partition: - as /dev/sda6 - (dark blue square) file system: - ext3, mount point: / - size: 2.81 gb unused: 208 mb. when i highlight this and go to partition everything is greyed out except unmount and that does nothing either. that is why i was asking about uninstalling and starting over. thanks