How do I resize a partition on an img file?
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I have a puppy linux img that is 8gb but I need it to fit on a 6gb drive. How do I resize the ext2 partition on the img?
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I have a puppy linux img that is 8gb but I need it to fit on a 6gb drive. How do I resize the ext2 partition on the img?
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I have a puppy linux img that is 8gb but I need it to fit on a 6gb drive. How do I resize the ext2 partition on the img?
partition disk-image puppy-linux
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I have a puppy linux img that is 8gb but I need it to fit on a 6gb drive. How do I resize the ext2 partition on the img?
partition disk-image puppy-linux
partition disk-image puppy-linux
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You'll want to shrink the filesystem - any kind of logical volume management or similar containers - then the image. I'm going to assume you're talking about a RAW disk image.
Steps at a glance:
- Ensure the image is not being accessed (ex:
lsof) - Shrink the filesystem (ex:
resize2fs) - Perform a filesystem check (ex:
fsck) - Shrink any LVM or other kind of containers (if needed)
- Shrink the disk image (ex: dd to a new image with skip or use
qemu-img) - Fsck again, test that it works!
Alternative:
- Create a new image and copy the data / MBR / etc. over.
- Clone the image with something like partclone
Similar questions:
- https://superuser.com/questions/24838/is-it-possible-to-resize-a-qemu-disk-image
Reference:
- http://lnx.cx/docs/vdg/html/ch02s02.html
- https://major.io/2010/12/14/mounting-a-raw-partition-file-made-with-dd-or-dd_rescue-in-linux/
- http://www.tehfear.com/2007/10/08/resize-loop-disk-image/
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Disk_cloning
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answered Dec 4 '15 at 2:36
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NOTE Make a backup, anything can go wrong ...
I ran all those as root :
- bind a loop device to the image:
losetup /dev/loop10 $image_file
- refresh partitions:
partprobe /dev/loop10
- adjust partition size:
gparted /dev/loop10
- undo the loop:
losetup -d /dev/loop10
- remove unwanted space:
truncate -s -${SIZE}G $image_file(you might want to calculate the exact size based on values fromfdisk/cfdisk*sector size)
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You'll want to shrink the filesystem - any kind of logical volume management or similar containers - then the image. I'm going to assume you're talking about a RAW disk image.
Steps at a glance:
- Ensure the image is not being accessed (ex:
lsof) - Shrink the filesystem (ex:
resize2fs) - Perform a filesystem check (ex:
fsck) - Shrink any LVM or other kind of containers (if needed)
- Shrink the disk image (ex: dd to a new image with skip or use
qemu-img) - Fsck again, test that it works!
Alternative:
- Create a new image and copy the data / MBR / etc. over.
- Clone the image with something like partclone
Similar questions:
- https://superuser.com/questions/24838/is-it-possible-to-resize-a-qemu-disk-image
Reference:
- http://lnx.cx/docs/vdg/html/ch02s02.html
- https://major.io/2010/12/14/mounting-a-raw-partition-file-made-with-dd-or-dd_rescue-in-linux/
- http://www.tehfear.com/2007/10/08/resize-loop-disk-image/
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Disk_cloning
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
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answered Dec 4 '15 at 2:36
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You'll want to shrink the filesystem - any kind of logical volume management or similar containers - then the image. I'm going to assume you're talking about a RAW disk image.
Steps at a glance:
- Ensure the image is not being accessed (ex:
lsof) - Shrink the filesystem (ex:
resize2fs) - Perform a filesystem check (ex:
fsck) - Shrink any LVM or other kind of containers (if needed)
- Shrink the disk image (ex: dd to a new image with skip or use
qemu-img) - Fsck again, test that it works!
Alternative:
- Create a new image and copy the data / MBR / etc. over.
- Clone the image with something like partclone
Similar questions:
- https://superuser.com/questions/24838/is-it-possible-to-resize-a-qemu-disk-image
Reference:
- http://lnx.cx/docs/vdg/html/ch02s02.html
- https://major.io/2010/12/14/mounting-a-raw-partition-file-made-with-dd-or-dd_rescue-in-linux/
- http://www.tehfear.com/2007/10/08/resize-loop-disk-image/
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Disk_cloning
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You'll want to shrink the filesystem - any kind of logical volume management or similar containers - then the image. I'm going to assume you're talking about a RAW disk image.
Steps at a glance:
- Ensure the image is not being accessed (ex:
lsof) - Shrink the filesystem (ex:
resize2fs) - Perform a filesystem check (ex:
fsck) - Shrink any LVM or other kind of containers (if needed)
- Shrink the disk image (ex: dd to a new image with skip or use
qemu-img) - Fsck again, test that it works!
Alternative:
- Create a new image and copy the data / MBR / etc. over.
- Clone the image with something like partclone
Similar questions:
- https://superuser.com/questions/24838/is-it-possible-to-resize-a-qemu-disk-image
Reference:
- http://lnx.cx/docs/vdg/html/ch02s02.html
- https://major.io/2010/12/14/mounting-a-raw-partition-file-made-with-dd-or-dd_rescue-in-linux/
- http://www.tehfear.com/2007/10/08/resize-loop-disk-image/
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Disk_cloning
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
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answered Dec 4 '15 at 2:36
Criveti MihaiCriveti Mihai
83848
You'll want to shrink the filesystem - any kind of logical volume management or similar containers - then the image. I'm going to assume you're talking about a RAW disk image.
Steps at a glance:
- Ensure the image is not being accessed (ex:
lsof) - Shrink the filesystem (ex:
resize2fs) - Perform a filesystem check (ex:
fsck) - Shrink any LVM or other kind of containers (if needed)
- Shrink the disk image (ex: dd to a new image with skip or use
qemu-img) - Fsck again, test that it works!
Alternative:
- Create a new image and copy the data / MBR / etc. over.
- Clone the image with something like partclone
Similar questions:
- https://superuser.com/questions/24838/is-it-possible-to-resize-a-qemu-disk-image
Reference:
- http://lnx.cx/docs/vdg/html/ch02s02.html
- https://major.io/2010/12/14/mounting-a-raw-partition-file-made-with-dd-or-dd_rescue-in-linux/
- http://www.tehfear.com/2007/10/08/resize-loop-disk-image/
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Disk_cloning
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NOTE Make a backup, anything can go wrong ...
I ran all those as root :
- bind a loop device to the image:
losetup /dev/loop10 $image_file
- refresh partitions:
partprobe /dev/loop10
- adjust partition size:
gparted /dev/loop10
- undo the loop:
losetup -d /dev/loop10
- remove unwanted space:
truncate -s -${SIZE}G $image_file(you might want to calculate the exact size based on values fromfdisk/cfdisk*sector size)
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NOTE Make a backup, anything can go wrong ...
I ran all those as root :
- bind a loop device to the image:
losetup /dev/loop10 $image_file
- refresh partitions:
partprobe /dev/loop10
- adjust partition size:
gparted /dev/loop10
- undo the loop:
losetup -d /dev/loop10
- remove unwanted space:
truncate -s -${SIZE}G $image_file(you might want to calculate the exact size based on values fromfdisk/cfdisk*sector size)
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NOTE Make a backup, anything can go wrong ...
I ran all those as root :
- bind a loop device to the image:
losetup /dev/loop10 $image_file
- refresh partitions:
partprobe /dev/loop10
- adjust partition size:
gparted /dev/loop10
- undo the loop:
losetup -d /dev/loop10
- remove unwanted space:
truncate -s -${SIZE}G $image_file(you might want to calculate the exact size based on values fromfdisk/cfdisk*sector size)
answered 11 mins ago
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NOTE Make a backup, anything can go wrong ...
I ran all those as root :
- bind a loop device to the image:
losetup /dev/loop10 $image_file
- refresh partitions:
partprobe /dev/loop10
- adjust partition size:
gparted /dev/loop10
- undo the loop:
losetup -d /dev/loop10
- remove unwanted space:
truncate -s -${SIZE}G $image_file(you might want to calculate the exact size based on values fromfdisk/cfdisk*sector size)
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