How to expand the root directory in Ubuntu?
To increase the capacity of the Ubuntu root directory, you can follow these steps:
- In Ubuntu, use the command df -h to check the current disk usage and determine which disk the root directory is on.
- Use disk management tools like GParted to resize the disk. GParted is a graphical disk partitioning tool that can be installed through a software package manager or via the command line.
- Enter the command sudo resize2fs /dev/sdXY in the terminal, replacing /dev/sdXY with the partition where the root directory is located. This command will automatically adjust the file system size of the partition to fit the new disk size.
- Finally, use the command df -h to check if the root directory has been successfully expanded.
Note: Before expanding the disk, please be sure to backup important data to prevent data loss.