i installed ubuntu 9.04 and i created a extra partition and can not figure out how...

i installed ubuntu 9.04 and i created a extra partition and can not figure out how to set it up as a partition for keeping files and data sperate from my main and since i did not set it up like that before installing i cant figure out how to set it up now, please help

Are you familiar with the Gnome Partition Editor (gparted)? You can install that tool, which will provide a graphical interface for modifying your extra partition's size, position on disk, etc.

Code:

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sudo apt-get install gparted

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To make it mount so you can use it when you boot - add it to /etc/fstab.

How to fstab - Ubuntu Forums

If you have questions put the content of /etc/fstab and the output of

Code:

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sudo fdisk -l

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(lowercase L at the end)

also the output of

Code:

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sudo blkid -c /dev/null

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