GPARTED vs QtPARTED
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Try to use program 'gparted' (not Qtparted) whitch is available as a root and works much better and with more usefull tools.
'sudo gksudo gparted' or 'gksudo gparted' as a root.
If program won't start, maybe you don't have that at all.
Then just type in the 'terminal' to get one.
'sudo apt-get update'
'sudo apt-get upgrade'
'sudo apt-get install gparted'
Have Fun 
Better managing is in GPARTED.
I agree, in my experince
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I agree, in my experince GParted worked better than QTParted, I'm not sure but I think QTParted is a dead project while GParted is actively developed.
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I'd like to add
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that the command quoted is wrong.
If logged in as root then only the command gparted is required.
No additional bits are required unless trying to use gparted from a user's konsole.
some other warnings are required.
back up data
unmount drive you wish to change
Even better is.........
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Hi,
Even better is to download the .iso for the GParted mini-distro (30 MB) and burn the bootable Live-CD. Using either QTParted -or Gparted- from inside an installed Linux is always a bit tricky, dangerous even. Use the LiveCD instead. Search for it on Distrowatch and goto the download link.
Regards, Ko
Ko Bros
Ya, l burned the ISO a while
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Ya, l burned the ISO a while back. It's interface is a lot like Partition Magic and l like it.
Wayne
Can Copy Partitions Too
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I forgot to mention that I used the GParted Live CD not too long ago to copy partitions. If you have both a regular hard drive and an external USB drive, you can boot your system with Gparted Live CD and copy entire partitions to the external drive and it will maintain the partitioning information. I used it to perform some initial backups of my new computer 
Jon
They both have their benefits
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I have found qtparted very fast when multi-partitioning an external or hot-pluggable drive, but it's a dog of a thing to use to try and re-arrange partitions on the same drive you are running linux from, and it's impossible to do more than a single operation at a time. I have found it reluctant to change anything on a drive with a swap-space, even when used from a live cd, though I guess that could be handled at the grub bootloader by adding a one-off kernel option noswap.
gparted takes a lot longer to format a drive, showing it does a more complete format and I have found it useful when qtparted is unable to perform more than one thing at a time, but it's ability to name a partition or from memory, the complete lack of it is a bit of a bother. I haven't fully tested gparted, but like Ko, I downloaded the iso last year, then again a few months back and have used that a few times. I keep it on a mini-cd in my laptop bag.
Mike P
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xall, thank you for the suggestion on gparted (yes, it is a good tool). And thank you for starting this thread. But please do not search for, and add to, all of the other threads on this forum that relate to QTParted. By doing so, you have "resurrected" some threads that are over a year-and-a-half old:
http://www.mepis.org/node/7027
Thanks for your enthusiasm and help. Just keep it a little focused.
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Jon