How to Change a Linux Partition

Step 1

Open a Terminal window. The Terminal window is found in the operating system main Application menu under either "System Tools" or "Utilities." You will be presented with a command prompt where you will type the following commands.

Step 2

Type the command "su" to switch to the root user.

Step 3

Type the command "gparted" to start the partition editor.

Step 4

Choose the hard disk that you want to edit in the drop-down box in the top-right corner. You will not be able to edit a partition that is already mounted.

Step 1

Choose the partition you want to resize by clicking on it in the main Partition window.

Step 2

Click on the "Resize-Move" option found under the Partition menu in the main task bar.

Step 3

Type the new partition size in the "New Size (MiB):" field.

Step 4

Click "Apply" in the task bar to change the size of the partition.

Step 1

Choose the partition you want to change by clicking on it in the main Partition window.

Step 2

Choose the "Format To" option found under the Partition menu in the main task bar.

Step 3

Choose the file system format that you want. Note: This will delete all the data on that partition.

Step 4

Click "Apply" in the task bar to change the size of the partition.

Step 1

Choose the partition you want to delete by clicking on it in the main Partition window.

Step 2

Click on "Delete" in the main task bar.

Step 3

Click "Apply" to delete the partition