Can I extend the root partition with adjacent unallocated space?
Solution 1:
Make sure that you have a good backup of your important Ubuntu files, as this procedure can corrupt or lose data.
Keep these things in mind:
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always start the entire procedure with issuing a swapoff on any mounted swap partitions, and end the entire procedure with issuing a swapon on that same swap partition
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a move is done by pointing the mouse pointer at the center of a partition and dragging it left/right with the hand cursor
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a resize is done by dragging the left/right side of a partition to the left/right with the directional arrow cursor
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if any partition can't be moved/resized graphically, you may have to manually enter the specific required numeric data (don't do this unless I instruct you to)
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you begin any move/resize by right-clicking on the partition in the lower pane of the main window, and selecting the desired action from the popup menu, then finishing that action in the new move/resize window
Do the following...
Note: if the procedure doesn't work exactly as I outline, STOP immediately and DO NOT continue.
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB, in “Try Ubuntu” mode
- start
gparted - resize the right side of /dev/sda2 all the way to the right
- resize the right side of /dev/sda5 all the way to the right
- click the Apply icon