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I had a dual boot-able system with Ubuntu 12.04 and Debian. I wanted to remove debian so I opened GParted and deleted the partition with Debian. After doing so I thought I could simply resize the Ubuntu partition but I am not able. Now I am left with partitions:

1) /dev/sda1 (ext4)

2) /dev/sda2 Extended >unallocated

3) /dev/sda5Linux-swap

Sorry can't attach a picture.

I also ran GParted from a live CD but had the same problems.

All I really want is Ubuntu on one partition and of course the linux swap.

Does anyone have a way to fix my situation I would appreciate it.

Thank you.

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You have to make all your changes one step at a time. First of course you have to be running from a live CD with all the partitions unmounted, including swap. You can unmount them from gparted if need be.

  1. Resize the extended partition (/dev/sda2) , free space in front , adjacent to /dev/sda1

  2. Apply changes.

  3. Resize /dev/sda1

  4. Apply changes.

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Hello. Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately,I am unable to unmount either from the GParted or Disk Utility apps when running from the live cd. – gilthethrill Apr 1 '12 at 2:36
When running live, what can you not unmount ? sudo swapoff -a will do swap. look closer at the menu I gparted, unmount should be an option. – bodhi.zazen Apr 1 '12 at 2:40
If I select either of the partitions in GParted live, the unmount is not highlighted. – gilthethrill Apr 1 '12 at 3:41
Here is a snapshot of terminal listing partitions: pasteall.org/pic/29411 – gilthethrill Apr 1 '12 at 4:04
Here is a screenshot of GParted: pasteall.org/pic/29412 – gilthethrill Apr 1 '12 at 4:06
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