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Figuring out how to add space to fedora partition

continuation of solution how do I take this free space and give it to partition 3? [image] Tried following this guide initial df -h df -h (base) Filesystem …

I had to do this again recently and couldn’t remember what was the correct sequence of commands. I figured it out with chatgpt passing in the instructions from the solution

Figuring out how to add space to fedora partition

I hope you have a backup, because you might break your system. But it should be fine.

What you would normally do

You create a new partition using that space. I see that you already did /dev/nvme0n1p4, but it’s formatted as a Linux FS (probably ext4). fdisk /dev/nvme0n1 t ## change type of a partition ## 4 ## select partition 4 ## 30 ## 30 is usual…

After testing it on my desktop I had it summarize the steps that worked.

I was thinking of replying to the old thread, but decided not to since it was 2 years old and I figured it would be better to write up a new ssd cloning guide, and will adapt these instructions for the commands below.

1. Inspect Current Disk Layout:
   Command:
   lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,SIZE,MOUNTPOINT,LABEL,UUID /dev/nvme0n1
   Sample Output:

NAME            FSTYPE        SIZE MOUNTPOINT  LABEL   UUID
nvme0n1                     476.9G
├─nvme0n1p1     vfat          600M /boot/efi          6542-F15B
├─nvme0n1p2     ext4            1G /boot              08fa06a0-672f-4231-b84e-b3ca6a832cbe
└─nvme0n1p3     LVM2_member 236.9G                    UwB9Uf-03PH-pbh8-q0F8-WllR-h8FN-Sh4PzL

2. Partition the Unallocated Space: Command:
   sudo fdisk /dev/nvme0n1 Steps:

• Enter n to create a new partition
• Press Enter to accept the default partition number
• Press Enter again to accept the default first sector
• Press Enter once more to allocate the entire remaining space, or specify a specific size/end sector if desired.
• Type w to write changes and exit.
  Sample output

Created a new partition 4 of type 'Linux' and of size XXX.XX GiB.

3. Create Physical Volume on Unallocated Space:
   Command:
   sudo pvcreate /dev/nvme0n1p4
   Sample Output:

WARNING: ext4 signature detected on /dev/nvme0n1p4 at offset 1080. Wipe it? [y/n]: y
Wiping ext4 signature on /dev/nvme0n1p4.
Physical volume "/dev/nvme0n1p4" successfully created.

4. Verify Physical Volumes and Available Space:
   Commands:
   sudo pvs
   Sample Output:

PV             VG                    Fmt  Attr PSize    PFree  
/dev/nvme0n1p3 fedora_localhost-live lvm2 a--  <236.89g      0 
/dev/nvme0n1p4                       lvm2 ---   238.46g 238.46g

sudo vgdisplay | grep "Free PE"

Free  PE / Size       61046 / 238.46 GiB

@bedHedd note: if you get a empty output from vgdisplay, use
sudo vgdisplay fedora_localhost-live | grep "Free PE / Size"
Sample Output

Free  PE / Size       183140 / 715.39 GiB

5. Extend Logical Volume (root):
   Command:
   sudo lvextend -l +50%FREE /dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-root
   Sample Output:

Size of logical volume fedora_localhost-live/root changed from 70.00 GiB (17920 extents) to 189.23 GiB (48491 extents).

@bedHedd note: repeat this step for the other partitions (for example home and swap)

6. Verify Changes:
   Command:
   lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,SIZE,MOUNTPOINT,LABEL,UUID /dev/nvme0n1
   Sample Output:

NAME                            FSTYPE        SIZE MOUNTPOINT LABEL UUID
nvme0n1                                     953.9G                  
├─nvme0n1p1                     vfat          600M /boot/efi        6542-F15B
├─nvme0n1p2                     ext4            1G /boot            08fa06a0-672f-4231-b84e-b3ca6a832cbe
├─nvme0n1p3                     LVM2_member 236.9G                  UwB9Uf-03PH-pbh8-q0F8-WllR-h8FN-Sh4PzL
│ ├─fedora_localhost--live-root ext4        427.7G /                19ef8134-2f63-4c22-ba02-e0cf0409e853
│ ├─fedora_localhost--live-swap swap          7.9G [SWAP]           f6ed0d66-b805-4eb4-86ee-9e1245539caf
│ └─fedora_localhost--live-home ext4        337.8G /home            c60a9949-e17f-46a3-be7b-7c51e346113a
└─nvme0n1p4                     LVM2_member 715.4G                  8t13xm-NHfU-qhbS-j8NG-6ztw-wnoL-zHelot
  ├─fedora_localhost--live-root ext4        427.7G /                19ef8134-2f63-4c22-ba02-e0cf0409e853
  └─fedora_localhost--live-home ext4        337.8G /home            c60a9949-e17f-46a3-be7b-7c51e346113a

7. Resize the Filesystem for Root to Utilize the New Space:
   Command:
   sudo resize2fs /dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-root
   Sample Output:

Resizing the filesystem on /dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-root to 49638400 (4k) blocks.
The filesystem on /dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-root is now 49638400 (4k) blocks long.