Friday, April 19, 2013

How do I resize my Linux partition without harming my Mac side?

Q. Is it possible to resize my linux partition without destroying any data on either side? Thanks!

A. I would suggest using Parted Magic. This allows you to see your entire harddrive and the partitions that are on it visually. If there is an excess of space on your Mac partition that you don't use you can add that to your Linux partition so that it has more space for data. You can make a live USB with parted magic and boot off the USB Flash drive in order to modify your partition sizes. The official site has guides and all the tools you need to make the USB as well as using it.

http://partedmagic.com/doku.php

Partitions can not be resized while they are mounted (In use by your operating system) Which is why the LiveUSB is a good way to go as your harddrive is unused because your computer boots off of the USB stick enabling you to resize your partiions.

How can I navigate to a network location using the terminal in Ubuntu Linux?
Q. I am supposed to copy a file from a network location (called Windows Network) on to my network using the terminal in Ubuntu Linux.. Any ideas on how can i do that?

A. In a nutshell, you will have to use the Samba system in order to view Windows Network shares in Linux. Then you can either browse the network shares using smbclient, or mount the Windows share as a folder on the Ubuntu box and copy it from there.

That's basic. If you don't know about Samba, reply back and I'll post the steps to get it all going for you. Or you can read the guide posted in the source below.

How do you copy files from windows to linux?
Q. I have a windows PC but my friend has linux. we copied some files onto his memory stick but he cant add them to his computer.
The files / programs are alcohol 52% and a game.
Any help would be appreciated.

A. What do you mean he can't "add" the files to his computer? Do you mean he can't COPY the files over or is your friend being silly and trying to actually install a Windows-based program into Linux? First off, did he even mount the jumpdrive? Which distro of Linux is your friend using? What is the partition type of the jumpdrive (fat, fat32, ntfs, etc...)? All of these questions will need to be dealth with and I know the problem will be resolved. Good luck!



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