Can I move the delete the swap partition in an existing installation? [duplicate]
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Do I have to move swap partition to the right side?
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I'm just learning best practices on partitioning. I want to move my swap partition to the right end of my disk.
partitions screenshot
Am I not breaking anything if I delete the swap? How about it being partition number 3?
partitioning gparted swap
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Do I have to move swap partition to the right side?
2 answers
I'm just learning best practices on partitioning. I want to move my swap partition to the right end of my disk.
partitions screenshot
Am I not breaking anything if I delete the swap? How about it being partition number 3?
partitioning gparted swap
asked Jan 25 at 1:04
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You can't MOVE the swap partition, as there are 3 partitions in the way. You'd have to delete it, recreate it, find out the new UUID, and update /etc/fstab and /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume. And yes, just deleting swap will break it. Also, we don't support Kali here. Sorry.
– heynnema
Jan 25 at 1:33
I have never had a problem adding or removing a swap partition, just make sure /etc/fstab is up to date.
– C.S.Cameron
Jan 25 at 3:45
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Just be sure the free command says zero bytes of swap used before deleting it.
– ubfan1
Jan 25 at 3:59
@ubfan1 just checking for zero swap used, and deleting swap, isn't the right way to do it. You'd first issue a swapoff command.
– heynnema
yesterday
I still dont get why this is a duplicate question.
– paoloumali
14 hours ago
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Do I have to move swap partition to the right side?
2 answers
I'm just learning best practices on partitioning. I want to move my swap partition to the right end of my disk.
partitions screenshot
Am I not breaking anything if I delete the swap? How about it being partition number 3?
partitioning gparted swap
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Do I have to move swap partition to the right side?
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I'm just learning best practices on partitioning. I want to move my swap partition to the right end of my disk.
partitions screenshot
Am I not breaking anything if I delete the swap? How about it being partition number 3?
This question already has an answer here:
Do I have to move swap partition to the right side?
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partitioning gparted swap
partitioning gparted swap
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marked as duplicate by heynnema, karel, Charles Green, Elder Geek, Fabby 2 days ago
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You can't MOVE the swap partition, as there are 3 partitions in the way. You'd have to delete it, recreate it, find out the new UUID, and update /etc/fstab and /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume. And yes, just deleting swap will break it. Also, we don't support Kali here. Sorry.
– heynnema
Jan 25 at 1:33
I have never had a problem adding or removing a swap partition, just make sure /etc/fstab is up to date.
– C.S.Cameron
Jan 25 at 3:45
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Just be sure the free command says zero bytes of swap used before deleting it.
– ubfan1
Jan 25 at 3:59
@ubfan1 just checking for zero swap used, and deleting swap, isn't the right way to do it. You'd first issue a swapoff command.
– heynnema
yesterday
I still dont get why this is a duplicate question.
– paoloumali
14 hours ago
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You can't MOVE the swap partition, as there are 3 partitions in the way. You'd have to delete it, recreate it, find out the new UUID, and update /etc/fstab and /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume. And yes, just deleting swap will break it. Also, we don't support Kali here. Sorry.
– heynnema
Jan 25 at 1:33
I have never had a problem adding or removing a swap partition, just make sure /etc/fstab is up to date.
– C.S.Cameron
Jan 25 at 3:45
1
Just be sure the free command says zero bytes of swap used before deleting it.
– ubfan1
Jan 25 at 3:59
@ubfan1 just checking for zero swap used, and deleting swap, isn't the right way to do it. You'd first issue a swapoff command.
– heynnema
yesterday
I still dont get why this is a duplicate question.
– paoloumali
14 hours ago
1
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You can't MOVE the swap partition, as there are 3 partitions in the way. You'd have to delete it, recreate it, find out the new UUID, and update /etc/fstab and /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume. And yes, just deleting swap will break it. Also, we don't support Kali here. Sorry.
– heynnema
Jan 25 at 1:33
You can't MOVE the swap partition, as there are 3 partitions in the way. You'd have to delete it, recreate it, find out the new UUID, and update /etc/fstab and /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume. And yes, just deleting swap will break it. Also, we don't support Kali here. Sorry.
– heynnema
Jan 25 at 1:33
I have never had a problem adding or removing a swap partition, just make sure /etc/fstab is up to date.
– C.S.Cameron
Jan 25 at 3:45
I have never had a problem adding or removing a swap partition, just make sure /etc/fstab is up to date.
– C.S.Cameron
Jan 25 at 3:45
1
1
Just be sure the free command says zero bytes of swap used before deleting it.
– ubfan1
Jan 25 at 3:59
Just be sure the free command says zero bytes of swap used before deleting it.
– ubfan1
Jan 25 at 3:59
@ubfan1 just checking for zero swap used, and deleting swap, isn't the right way to do it. You'd first issue a swapoff command.
– heynnema
yesterday
@ubfan1 just checking for zero swap used, and deleting swap, isn't the right way to do it. You'd first issue a swapoff command.
– heynnema
yesterday
I still dont get why this is a duplicate question.
– paoloumali
14 hours ago
I still dont get why this is a duplicate question.
– paoloumali
14 hours ago
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I'm answering my question as I was able to resolve it in a manner that I think I'm satisfied. Please feel free to correct me if wrong. I want other's to get this same question answered the easiest and clearest way possible.
As mentioned, I had Ubuntu 18.10 already running fine. I had this setup.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - swap
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
I went to Kali and used GParted. I was able to delete Partition 3. I added Partition 7 for swap at the end of free space. I tried booting on Ubuntu and it proceeded.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - free space
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
- Partition 7 - swap
What I noticed is that in Ubuntu, no swap is being used. So I just used the built-in Disks app, then enabled swap.
Then to check, I did
sudo swapon --show
and got this:
NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/dev/sdc7 partition 7.5G 0B -2
Something to note, since I'm working on a third disk, the naming scheme is
sdc1, sdc2 then sdc4. The deleted swap file entailed sdc3 'label/tag' to be missing.
Does this mean sdc3 wont be used anymore as a label/tag?
sdc 119.2G
├─sdc1 vfat 94M /boot/efi
├─sdc2 ext4 13.5G /
freespace
├─sdc4 ext4 3.6G /home
├─sdc5 ext4 3.7G
├─sdc6 ext4 14.9G
freespace
└─sdc7 swap 7.5G [SWAP]
Also, if I add another partition on the second freespace, will the numeric partition naming scheme stay the same? i.e. sdc7 will stick at the end of the disk or will there be a rearrangement of name?
What's the implication of losing sdc3?
answered 2 days ago
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See my original comment to your question.
– heynnema
2 days ago
I did. @heynnema
– paoloumali
yesterday
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I'm answering my question as I was able to resolve it in a manner that I think I'm satisfied. Please feel free to correct me if wrong. I want other's to get this same question answered the easiest and clearest way possible.
As mentioned, I had Ubuntu 18.10 already running fine. I had this setup.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - swap
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
I went to Kali and used GParted. I was able to delete Partition 3. I added Partition 7 for swap at the end of free space. I tried booting on Ubuntu and it proceeded.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - free space
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
- Partition 7 - swap
What I noticed is that in Ubuntu, no swap is being used. So I just used the built-in Disks app, then enabled swap.
Then to check, I did
sudo swapon --show
and got this:
NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/dev/sdc7 partition 7.5G 0B -2
Something to note, since I'm working on a third disk, the naming scheme is
sdc1, sdc2 then sdc4. The deleted swap file entailed sdc3 'label/tag' to be missing.
Does this mean sdc3 wont be used anymore as a label/tag?
sdc 119.2G
├─sdc1 vfat 94M /boot/efi
├─sdc2 ext4 13.5G /
freespace
├─sdc4 ext4 3.6G /home
├─sdc5 ext4 3.7G
├─sdc6 ext4 14.9G
freespace
└─sdc7 swap 7.5G [SWAP]
Also, if I add another partition on the second freespace, will the numeric partition naming scheme stay the same? i.e. sdc7 will stick at the end of the disk or will there be a rearrangement of name?
What's the implication of losing sdc3?
answered 2 days ago
paoloumalipaoloumali
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See my original comment to your question.
– heynnema
2 days ago
I did. @heynnema
– paoloumali
yesterday
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I'm answering my question as I was able to resolve it in a manner that I think I'm satisfied. Please feel free to correct me if wrong. I want other's to get this same question answered the easiest and clearest way possible.
As mentioned, I had Ubuntu 18.10 already running fine. I had this setup.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - swap
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
I went to Kali and used GParted. I was able to delete Partition 3. I added Partition 7 for swap at the end of free space. I tried booting on Ubuntu and it proceeded.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - free space
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
- Partition 7 - swap
What I noticed is that in Ubuntu, no swap is being used. So I just used the built-in Disks app, then enabled swap.
Then to check, I did
sudo swapon --show
and got this:
NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/dev/sdc7 partition 7.5G 0B -2
Something to note, since I'm working on a third disk, the naming scheme is
sdc1, sdc2 then sdc4. The deleted swap file entailed sdc3 'label/tag' to be missing.
Does this mean sdc3 wont be used anymore as a label/tag?
sdc 119.2G
├─sdc1 vfat 94M /boot/efi
├─sdc2 ext4 13.5G /
freespace
├─sdc4 ext4 3.6G /home
├─sdc5 ext4 3.7G
├─sdc6 ext4 14.9G
freespace
└─sdc7 swap 7.5G [SWAP]
Also, if I add another partition on the second freespace, will the numeric partition naming scheme stay the same? i.e. sdc7 will stick at the end of the disk or will there be a rearrangement of name?
What's the implication of losing sdc3?
answered 2 days ago
paoloumalipaoloumali
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See my original comment to your question.
– heynnema
2 days ago
I did. @heynnema
– paoloumali
yesterday
add a comment |
I'm answering my question as I was able to resolve it in a manner that I think I'm satisfied. Please feel free to correct me if wrong. I want other's to get this same question answered the easiest and clearest way possible.
As mentioned, I had Ubuntu 18.10 already running fine. I had this setup.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - swap
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
I went to Kali and used GParted. I was able to delete Partition 3. I added Partition 7 for swap at the end of free space. I tried booting on Ubuntu and it proceeded.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - free space
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
- Partition 7 - swap
What I noticed is that in Ubuntu, no swap is being used. So I just used the built-in Disks app, then enabled swap.
Then to check, I did
sudo swapon --show
and got this:
NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/dev/sdc7 partition 7.5G 0B -2
Something to note, since I'm working on a third disk, the naming scheme is
sdc1, sdc2 then sdc4. The deleted swap file entailed sdc3 'label/tag' to be missing.
Does this mean sdc3 wont be used anymore as a label/tag?
sdc 119.2G
├─sdc1 vfat 94M /boot/efi
├─sdc2 ext4 13.5G /
freespace
├─sdc4 ext4 3.6G /home
├─sdc5 ext4 3.7G
├─sdc6 ext4 14.9G
freespace
└─sdc7 swap 7.5G [SWAP]
Also, if I add another partition on the second freespace, will the numeric partition naming scheme stay the same? i.e. sdc7 will stick at the end of the disk or will there be a rearrangement of name?
What's the implication of losing sdc3?
answered 2 days ago
paoloumalipaoloumali
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I'm answering my question as I was able to resolve it in a manner that I think I'm satisfied. Please feel free to correct me if wrong. I want other's to get this same question answered the easiest and clearest way possible.
As mentioned, I had Ubuntu 18.10 already running fine. I had this setup.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - swap
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
I went to Kali and used GParted. I was able to delete Partition 3. I added Partition 7 for swap at the end of free space. I tried booting on Ubuntu and it proceeded.
- Partition 1 - efi
- Partition 2 - ubuntu /
- Partition 3 - free space
- Partition 4 - ubuntu /home
- Partition 5 - kali /home
- Partition 6 - kali /
- free space
- Partition 7 - swap
What I noticed is that in Ubuntu, no swap is being used. So I just used the built-in Disks app, then enabled swap.
Then to check, I did
sudo swapon --show
and got this:
NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/dev/sdc7 partition 7.5G 0B -2
Something to note, since I'm working on a third disk, the naming scheme is
sdc1, sdc2 then sdc4. The deleted swap file entailed sdc3 'label/tag' to be missing.
Does this mean sdc3 wont be used anymore as a label/tag?
sdc 119.2G
├─sdc1 vfat 94M /boot/efi
├─sdc2 ext4 13.5G /
freespace
├─sdc4 ext4 3.6G /home
├─sdc5 ext4 3.7G
├─sdc6 ext4 14.9G
freespace
└─sdc7 swap 7.5G [SWAP]
Also, if I add another partition on the second freespace, will the numeric partition naming scheme stay the same? i.e. sdc7 will stick at the end of the disk or will there be a rearrangement of name?
What's the implication of losing sdc3?
answered 2 days ago
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See my original comment to your question.
– heynnema
2 days ago
I did. @heynnema
– paoloumali
yesterday
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See my original comment to your question.
– heynnema
2 days ago
I did. @heynnema
– paoloumali
yesterday
See my original comment to your question.
– heynnema
2 days ago
See my original comment to your question.
– heynnema
2 days ago
I did. @heynnema
– paoloumali
yesterday
I did. @heynnema
– paoloumali
yesterday
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You can't MOVE the swap partition, as there are 3 partitions in the way. You'd have to delete it, recreate it, find out the new UUID, and update /etc/fstab and /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume. And yes, just deleting swap will break it. Also, we don't support Kali here. Sorry.
– heynnema
Jan 25 at 1:33
I have never had a problem adding or removing a swap partition, just make sure /etc/fstab is up to date.
– C.S.Cameron
Jan 25 at 3:45
1
Just be sure the free command says zero bytes of swap used before deleting it.
– ubfan1
Jan 25 at 3:59
@ubfan1 just checking for zero swap used, and deleting swap, isn't the right way to do it. You'd first issue a swapoff command.
– heynnema
yesterday
I still dont get why this is a duplicate question.
– paoloumali
14 hours ago