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[dino_mk]

What app should I use to explore my extended partition, or to view how much space is used (or free) on it?

[_melchett]

dino_mk, on Feb 8 2010, 15:24, said:

What app should I use to explore my extended partition, or to view how much space is used (or free) on it?

This is an extreme way, but it will make your life richer    Download a linux (i suggest Ubuntu) live disk and use that. It will show the ext partition like it is another harddrive/flash drive.

And the tyranny of windows/osx is overcome. (although XP is still my default   )

EDIT: just saw you put app, sorry . Haven't searched for one yet, but i still suggest trying linux

Edited by _melchett, 17 February 2010 - 02:48 PM.

[dino_mk]

_melchett, on Feb 17 2010, 15:45, said:

This is an extreme way, but it will make your life richer    Download a linux (i suggest Ubuntu) live disk and use that. It will show the ext partition like it is another harddrive/flash drive.

And the tyranny of windows/osx is overcome. (although XP is still my default   )

EDIT: just saw you put app, sorry . Haven't searched for one yet, but i still suggest trying linux

Thanks! It's not that extreme, I already have all versions of ubuntu plus some other (fedora...). On my old laptop was having linux partition with installed ubuntu on it, I guess it is time to do it on my new pc too.

EDIT: Just try it with live ubuntu 9.10 disk, it doesn't work. Or am I doing something wrong?

Edited by dino_mk, 18 February 2010 - 12:03 AM.

[_melchett]

dino_mk, on Feb 17 2010, 18:28, said:

Thanks! It's not that extreme, I already have all versions of ubuntu plus some other (fedora...). On my old laptop was having linux partition with installed ubuntu on it, I guess it is time to do it on my new pc too.

EDIT: Just try it with live ubuntu 9.10 disk, it doesn't work. Or am I doing something wrong?

I had alot of problems with the 9.10 live disk, try the 9.04. There is always the 9.10 alternative cd they produce, but i don't think this works as a live cd (ie you will have to install) I think you can upgrade from an old version in the update manager (or something along the lines of  sudo apt-get install upgrade in the terminal - i have never tried that option). TBH i prefer 9.04 to 9.10 anyway.

http://www.ubuntu.co...rrors#alternate