Managing Simple Partitions and Filesystems lab

 Understanding Partitions and Filesystems

• Partition: A logical division of a physical disk.
• Filesystem: A structure used to organize and store data on a partition.

Common Filesystems:

• EXT4: The default filesystem for most modern Linux distributions.
• NTFS: Commonly used on Windows systems.
• FAT32: Older filesystem, often used for USB drives.

Tools:

• GParted: A graphical disk partitioning tool.
• fdisk: A command-line disk partitioning tool.
• mkfs: A command-line tool to create filesystems.

Lab Exercises:

1. Creating a New Partition

• Open GParted: Launch GParted from your applications menu.
• Select the disk: Choose the disk you want to partition.
• Create a new partition: Right-click on unallocated space and select "New".
• Set parameters: Choose the size, file system, and mount point for the partition.
• Apply changes: Click "Apply" to save the changes.

GParted interface showing partition creation

2. Formatting a Partition

• Use the mkfs command:

  Bash

  sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
  

  
  

  Replace /dev/sda1 with the device path of your partition.

  [Image of the mkfs command output]

3. Mounting a Filesystem

• Create a mount point:
  Bash

  sudo mkdir /mnt/newpartition
  

  
  
• Mount the filesystem:
  Bash

  sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/newpartition
  

  
  

4. Checking Filesystem Information

• Use the df command:
  Bash

  df -h
  

  
  

5. Unmounting a Filesystem

• Unmount the filesystem:
  Bash

  sudo umount /mnt/newpartition
  

  
  

6. Resizing a Partition

• Use GParted:

  • Select the partition you want to resize.
  • Drag the resize handle to adjust the size.
  • Apply changes.

• Use the resize2fs command:

  Bash

  sudo resize2fs /dev/sda1