Extending Ubuntu Partition size with the unallocated space (swap is between these two)
My Ubuntu 12.04 is set up on virtualbox, the host system is Windows 7.
When setting up my system, I created 8GB VDI hard drive. In a short time I run out of free space, so I increased the size of the VDI to ~50GB via Windows.
Now I'm trying to increase the size of my Ubuntu partition with the unallocated space gained by increasing the size of the virtual hdd.
Therefore, I've booted Ubuntu with the LiveCD and started up GParted. The problem is that I cannot increase the size of the desired partition, probably because swap is just between it and the unallocated space.
My question is - how can I move my allocated space to the neighbourhood of ubuntu partition and then enlarge it?
Here is how it looks like in GParted:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/BZDXo.jpg
I'm also pasting the output of fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/sda: 53.7 GB, 53687091200 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 6527 cylinders, total 104857600 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000c35eb
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 12582911 6290432 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 12584958 16775167 2095105 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 12584960 16775167 2095104 82 Linux swap / Solaris
My Ubuntu 12.04 is set up on virtualbox, the host system is Windows 7.
When setting up my system, I created 8GB VDI hard drive. In a short time I run out of free space, so I increased the size of the VDI to ~50GB via Windows.
Now I'm trying to increase the size of my Ubuntu partition with the unallocated space gained by increasing the size of the virtual hdd.
Therefore, I've booted Ubuntu with the LiveCD and started up GParted. The problem is that I cannot increase the size of the desired partition, probably because swap is just between it and the unallocated space.
My question is - how can I move my allocated space to the neighbourhood of ubuntu partition and then enlarge it?
Here is how it looks like in GParted:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/BZDXo.jpg
I'm also pasting the output of fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/sda: 53.7 GB, 53687091200 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 6527 cylinders, total 104857600 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000c35eb
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 12582911 6290432 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 12584958 16775167 2095105 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 12584960 16775167 2095104 82 Linux swap / Solaris
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