oygle
November 1st, 2020, 07:04 AM
One computer has 19.10 installed and the partitions are as follows:
$ sudo parted -l
[sudo] password for *********:
Model: ATA ST1000LM024 HN-M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 17.8GB 17.8GB primary ext4 boot
2 17.8GB 1000GB 982GB extended
5 17.8GB 22.8GB 5000MB logical linux-swap(v1)
6 22.8GB 1000GB 977GB logical ext4
Model: SanDisk Ultra (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 62.1GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 62.1GB 62.1GB primary fat32
and the other computer has just had a fresh install of 20.04.1 and the installation has setup a FAT32 partition with a mount point of /boot/efi
$ sudo parted -l
[sudo] password for **********:
Model: ATA Hitachi HTS72755 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 500GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 538MB 537MB primary fat32 boot
2 539MB 500GB 500GB extended
5 539MB 500GB 500GB logical ext4
Model: SanDisk Ultra (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 62.1GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 62.1GB 62.1GB primary fat32
If I try to enter the folder there is a message
Could not enter folder /boot/efi.
Can I safely change the first partition to become EXT4 and increase the size to (say) 20 Gb ? I also wanted to add a SWAP partition; currently it is seen as a 2Gb file on /dev/sda5
$ sudo parted -l
[sudo] password for *********:
Model: ATA ST1000LM024 HN-M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 17.8GB 17.8GB primary ext4 boot
2 17.8GB 1000GB 982GB extended
5 17.8GB 22.8GB 5000MB logical linux-swap(v1)
6 22.8GB 1000GB 977GB logical ext4
Model: SanDisk Ultra (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 62.1GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 62.1GB 62.1GB primary fat32
and the other computer has just had a fresh install of 20.04.1 and the installation has setup a FAT32 partition with a mount point of /boot/efi
$ sudo parted -l
[sudo] password for **********:
Model: ATA Hitachi HTS72755 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 500GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 538MB 537MB primary fat32 boot
2 539MB 500GB 500GB extended
5 539MB 500GB 500GB logical ext4
Model: SanDisk Ultra (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 62.1GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 62.1GB 62.1GB primary fat32
If I try to enter the folder there is a message
Could not enter folder /boot/efi.
Can I safely change the first partition to become EXT4 and increase the size to (say) 20 Gb ? I also wanted to add a SWAP partition; currently it is seen as a 2Gb file on /dev/sda5