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BTRFS and disk usage mystery
# df -h /
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2 119G 113G 5.5G 96% /
and BTRFS agrees:
# btrfs fi df /
Data, single: total=111.00GiB, used=110.53GiB
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Is it possible to install Debian within a Windows filesystem in the same manner as Ubuntu can be installed with Wubi?
I have a Windows 7 laptop whose hard drive has four primary partitions out of the box.
The first partition is labeled "SYSTEM" (209 MB NTFS) and seems to contain the Windows boot loader.
The second ...
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The attempt to mount a file system with type vfat in /dev/nvme0n1p1 at /boot/efi failed
Trying to install Debian dual boot with windows 10 on SSD but I have this error message : The attempt to mount a file system with type vfat in /dev/nvme0n1p1 at /boot/efi failed I forced EFI ...
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Debian root partition greater than 2TB
I have two internal hard drives: a 4TB drive and a 750GB drive. After selecting RAID0 and installing Debian (wheezy) to a single partition, I ran fdisk -l which reported that the size of my root ...
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debian installer doesnt allow for specific LUKS combination of multiple drives
so i have these 3 drives in my PC:
/dev/sda 240GB SSD Sandisk SSDSDA240G
/dev/sdb 1TB HDD WDC WD10EZEX-08WN4A0
/dev/sdc 2TB SSD TS2TSSD230S
i want to install Debian Bookworm (12) on /dev/sda. my plan ...
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Linux Root volume partition without losing the data
We have this scenario : we want to increase the disk space of one of our vm
root@Test-01:~# blkid
/dev/vda2: UUID="0eae0eb4-92ed-45ec-aa99-6d606f17e70a" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="...
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Choose install location on Debian installation
Noob here
I'd just like to know if I can choose where to install Debian during the installation.
Because I'll use a valid PC to boot up the installer to install on a HDD of an old PC that cannot ...
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Debian installer can't access eMMC Card
so for some backstory: a couple days ago, i bought a cheap laptop (a Lenovo Ideapad 1 with an AMD Athlon silver) and planned to install gnu/linux on it, replacing windows 10. previously i set up a ...
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Combine Debian netinst with a regular partition - USB
I wonder if it is possible to have a bootable Debian netinst USB drive while also retaining the ability to store regular files on that same drive. What I would like to have in the end is USB drive ...
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How to risize VirtualBox dynamic disk for Debian guest (windows 10 host)
I created a debian virtual machine with current version (5.2.2 r119230) of virtual box. I set up a dynamic disk with 20GB maximum. Current size as stated by VirtualBox is 8.31GB.
The problem is that ...
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ext4 SD card formatted on Linux, and will not show on OSX
I formatted an SD Card as ext4 on my Debian machine. Before I formatted I deleted all partions, created a single partion, and write the changes.
I was able to mount the SD card on my Debian box and ...
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Debian don't login as user after partition resize
I have a workstation with a Debian 8 with a XFCE and 8GB hdd. I want to resize a partition. I do:
e2fsck -f /dev/sda1
resize2fs -M /dev/sda1 #resize fs to minimal size;
fdisk /dev/sda1 #remove ...
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MBR and GPT confusion: installing Debian on macbook air
I'm following this question and trying to install Debian on my MacBook. I've lost that account so I couldn't accept that guy's answer (I'm sorry, I'll not loose this one).
So, I followed with his ...
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Installing Debian on my macbook air
I want to install Debian on my macbook air 13" from 2011. I'm following this tutorial: https://wiki.debian.org/MacBookAir4%2C2Testimonial
It starts by telling me to use bootcamp on OS X. I don't have ...
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Debian is installing to USB instead of HD?
I am trying to install Debian onto an old PC to practice some Linux sysadmin stuff but it continually install onto the USB instead of my hard drive. I have tried the guided and manual partitioning ...
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Deleting dynamic partition to fix windows - urgent
I created new volume in order to install Debian in it.
Once I succeeded.. Windows was unable to start. Freezes on Windows logo screen.
After a painful attempt of installing Debian, I just ruined my ...
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Installing Debian 7.6.0 on Lenovo Y50
I was trying to install Debian on my new laptop: a Lenovo Y50 64bit running Windows 8. I got together with a friend and installed Debian in his computer first and had no problems. However I've tried ...
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What Linux partitions must be bootable?
Specifically regarding / and /boot partitions. What dictates a Linux partition be bootable (requiring a bootable flag)?
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GRUB unknown filesystem error after managing Windows 7 partitions
I'm using Debian and Windows 7 located on one HDD, in dual boot. Windows 7 had two partitions (system partition C: and general-use partition G:). Recently I've cut the G partition in size and created ...
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Using same home partition with same username while reinstalling
I use Debian Lenny and would like to change over to Squeeze. My system consists of two partitions: lenny installation & home directory partition. I have all my personal files in the home directory....
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Moving from 1 Linux Partition to Many over USB Mount
We have devices which use Compact Flash for storage. They work OK, but we recently got industrial-grade CF cards to start using.
One of the major problems we get is corruption on the flash card. As ...
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Mac Partitioning Error (-69624)
I'm trying to create a partition on my Mac so I can run Debian, but whenever I try to partition my disk I get this error:
I've factory reset my Mac, and tried partitioning in recovery mode. I'm not ...
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Cannot resize partition on SD Card for beaglebone
I've been through a few different tutorials and I've been unable to resize my BeagleBone Black's filesystem.
After running /opt/scripts/tools/grow_partition.sh, I get this output:
debian@beaglebone:~$ ...
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Dual bootin windows and linux
Hey firstly I don't know where to ask this question and I have not seen this type of question asked before. Although I have seen this question been asked here Linking Ubuntu Documents to Windows ...
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Debian 10 disk clone to lower sized disk
I am trying to clone my Debian 10 disk image that is currently installed on a 1TB HDD. I have resized the Linux filesystem Partition to 16GB and the rest is unallocated. The allocated space is at the ...
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Bootable USB with Windows Server 2016 not installing, loading after many attempts
Windows Server(2016) put on bootable USB not loading. Have tried to load from both mbr and gpt partitions. I am trying to load it on my Debian machine to turn it into a Windows Home Server 2016. I ...
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Linux (debian 9) - root partition full: move directories from / to external drive
I have a Debian 9 system which is installed on a single storage device.
The size of the device is a bit less than 4 GB, and there is a single partition, onto which the debian image has been written.
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Partman doesn't allow set mount point to a LVM on Debian installation
While installing Debian the partman doesn't allow set an LVM as root file system, cant set / as mountpoint to a LVM filesystem, but when choose "use entire disk and setup LVM" partman comes with a ...
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Resize extended partition on Linux
The setup (Raspberry Pi Desktop for PC and Mac - Debian Stretch 9.5 x86_64)
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
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Linux Partition full but it is really not
I experienced a weird phenomenon right after the installation of Debian 9. It seems like my 2To /home partition (sdc1) is already full though I don't have much things in it yet
root@ripper:/home/...
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Ubuntu preseed partition table ignored
My Ubuntu install seems to ignore my partition table, I am not really sure why I got some partitions created an other ignored. here is my table:
d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string ...
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Extending boot partition on OpenMediaVault/Virtualbox
I've just resized the Virtual Space on VirtualBox image 2G to 8G. But how can I expand the main boot partition without reinstalling the server?
GParted screen
lsblk command:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE ...
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What do the partition flags mean during Debian installation?
When installing Debian 9.3, the partition part of the install shows a table like
SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sdc) - 160.0 GB ATA HDDNAME
> #1 primary 524.3 MB B ext4
> #2 primary ...
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Dual Bios complex Partition Setup
I want to set up a dual bios system with Windows 10 Educational and Debian, but I struggle a bit deciding on the necessary / useful partitions especially as I am new to Linux in general and did read ...
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Debian Jessie - extend root partition
I have Debian Jessie 64bit and Windows 10 alongside and i want to increase root partition (in my configuration called sda5) size.
I installed gparted in version 0.19, but he doesn't allow me to change ...
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Disk size shown to be less than 100Mb for a 1To drive
Good evening,
I am trying to setup a backup disk on my Debian server, but it is recognized as having only 96Mb of space, when it's a 2To hard disk. I let you see it by yourself :
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This means the ...
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Unexplained removable volume
I just finished a fresh reinstall of Debian jessie, which involved repartitioning and formatting of all LVs. However, upon booting, an unmounted "255 MB Volume" appeared, containing what appear to be ...
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debian-installer doesn't detect partitions
During Debian setup by using the minimal/netinst image, the wizard (debian-install) does not detect any partitions in my main HDD. Nevertheless they do exist when running fdisk. I have 2 NTFS ...
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Debian df - What are my partitions
I have a debian server hosted by Kimsufi. It has 2TB of HDD storage. When I run df -h on my server I get this output:
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 20G 1.3G 17G ...
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Created unusable partition via Windows 10 for Mint dual boot, how can I recover the partition?
I wanted to dual boot Windows 10 and Mint 17.3 Cinnamon (Debian, I think). Years ago I did dual boots with Windows and Ubuntu easily. But this has been a huge hassle, I am in over my head. Now, I ...
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How to set raid on lvm in Debian?
I have 3 hard disks with lvm installed and I have 2 Logical Volumes created with lvm.
I want to make a raid with theese two logical volumes. Is it possible?
Like this scheme:
/etc /var /home
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How do I boot from a different disk?
I have a working Debian installation. It boots from /sda using GRUB2, with the root partition on sda1. Its a standard install, nothing strange.
I've added a 16GB mSATA device which appears as sdc. I ...
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Debian and Win 8.1 Dual Boot (Separate HDD)
Im trying to install Debian on my new laptop. I have a 128GB SSD and 1TB HDD. Windows is on the SSD, and i want to install debian on the other drive. My problem is, when i install debian, i put the ...
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Unable to format HDD; Partitions & contents are retained after formatting
I have a Seagate Laptop HDD which I want to format. Since I encountered problems formatting it while installing Windows 7, removed it and connected to PC using USB adapter.
Tried the following:
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How do I repair an SD card whose partition format cannot be recognized?
I have a 2GB SD card that was reportedly unreadable on several digital cameras and computers, and I need to get data from it. When I put it in my Mac using a card reader and check Disk Utility or use ...
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Move a current debian installation to a new harddrive without re-installing
Forgive me if this has been answered but after a search at least I couldn't find one that handles my case. Feel free to link if it has been answered.
I currently have a 750GB drive with the following ...
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How to set LVM for the whole disk and all remove already created partitions after installed Debian?
I have a dedicated server. I could only install a Debian. It was installed as hidden automated process. I would like now to use LVM and actually partition whole disk with another scheme. Is it ...
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Partition on Flash drive to have ubuntu + files
I have Windows 10 installed and it currently occupies all of my disk. I want to make a new partition to install Debian Linux. The problem is that i already have 4 disks on my windows: One for system ...
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Debian + 4TB SATA + md RAID - Grub won't install, or if it does, won't boot
I'm trying to get Debian 7.8 amd64 setup on an system (G3220 CPU, mobo is an Asus H81I+) onto which I've installed two 4TB SATA hard drives.
I admit I'm not up to snuff on EFI and such.
My goal is ...
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Running a real WIndows 10 guest installation in VirtualBox on Debian host
I'm trying to run a real/physical Debian installation in Virtualbox on Windows 10. I found this tutorial and I take it as guide :
Running a real Windows install in VirtualBox on Linux
At a certain ...
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