Linux parted Guide

Linux parted Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to parted on Linux, covering Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions including disk partitioning, GPT/MBR tables, and advanced partition management.

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Table of Contents

1. Understanding parted
2. parted Installation
3. parted Basics
4. Creating Partitions
5. Managing Partitions
6. Troubleshooting

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Understanding parted

What is parted?

parted is GNU partition editor.

Features:

• GPT support: Works with GPT partition tables
• MBR support: Works with MBR partition tables
• Resize: Can resize partitions
• Advanced: More features than fdisk

Uses:

• Create partitions: Make new partitions
• Resize partitions: Change partition size
• Move partitions: Relocate partitions
• Create tables: Initialize partition tables

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parted Installation

Install parted

Arch/CachyOS:

# Install parted
sudo pacman -S parted

# Usually pre-installed

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install parted

Fedora:

sudo dnf install parted

Launch parted

Start parted:

# Open disk
sudo parted /dev/sda

# Interactive mode
# Type 'help' for commands

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parted Basics

View Partitions

List partitions:

# In parted
print

# Or command line
sudo parted /dev/sda print

Select Disk

Choose device:

# In parted
select /dev/sda

# Or start with device
sudo parted /dev/sda

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Creating Partitions

Create Partition Table

Initialize table:

# In parted
mklabel gpt

# Or MBR
mklabel msdos

Create Partition

New partition:

# In parted
mkpart primary ext4 1MiB 10GiB

# Format:
# mkpart [type] [fs-type] [start] [end]

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Managing Partitions

Resize Partition

Change size:

# In parted
resizepart 1 20GiB

# Resize partition 1 to 20GB

Delete Partition

Remove:

# In parted
rm 1

# Delete partition 1

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Troubleshooting

parted Errors

Check disk:

# Print partition table
sudo parted /dev/sda print

# Check for errors
sudo parted /dev/sda check

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Summary

This guide covered parted usage, partition management, and disk partitioning for Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions.

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Next Steps

• fdisk Guide - fdisk partitioning
• cfdisk Guide - cfdisk partitioning
• Disk Utilities - Disk tools
• parted Documentation: man parted

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This guide covers Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other Linux distributions. For distribution-specific details, refer to your distribution's documentation.