Shrinking LVM partition in order to enlarge swap on Ubuntu Mate 18.04
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I'm facing an issue in my Ubuntu Mate 18.04 system.
I installed the file system in a LVM partition and would like to enlarge the swap space. I followed the instructions here but I get this message when I try to enlarge the partition
Insufficient free space: 512 extents needed, but only 0 available
This is the content of my disk according to fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 232,9 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 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
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 8F28ED66-4E76-4B77-AB4B-D0AB345E21CA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/sda2 1050624 488396799 487346176 232,4G Linux LVM
Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--mate--vg-root: 231,4 GiB, 248474763264 bytes, 485302272 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 /dev/mapper/ubuntu--mate--vg-swap_1: 996 MiB, 1044381696 bytes, 2039808 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
It seems like there's no free space left on the Physical volume in order to further enlarge the swap partition. If I type
sudo lvresize -l +100%FREE /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
I get
New size (249 extents) matches existing size (249 extents).
Therefore I'd like to shrink a bit (say, 5 Gb) my main partition vg-root and make that space available for swap. But I don't know how to do it :-/ Do you have any suggestion?
Thank you
Marco
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I'm facing an issue in my Ubuntu Mate 18.04 system.
I installed the file system in a LVM partition and would like to enlarge the swap space. I followed the instructions here but I get this message when I try to enlarge the partition
Insufficient free space: 512 extents needed, but only 0 available
This is the content of my disk according to fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 232,9 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 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
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 8F28ED66-4E76-4B77-AB4B-D0AB345E21CA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/sda2 1050624 488396799 487346176 232,4G Linux LVM
Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--mate--vg-root: 231,4 GiB, 248474763264 bytes, 485302272 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 /dev/mapper/ubuntu--mate--vg-swap_1: 996 MiB, 1044381696 bytes, 2039808 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
It seems like there's no free space left on the Physical volume in order to further enlarge the swap partition. If I type
sudo lvresize -l +100%FREE /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
I get
New size (249 extents) matches existing size (249 extents).
Therefore I'd like to shrink a bit (say, 5 Gb) my main partition vg-root and make that space available for swap. But I don't know how to do it :-/ Do you have any suggestion?
Thank you
Marco
partitioning lvm mate ubuntu-mate
asked Apr 23 at 12:19
Marco Zanetti
362
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up vote
2
down vote
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up vote
2
down vote
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I'm facing an issue in my Ubuntu Mate 18.04 system.
I installed the file system in a LVM partition and would like to enlarge the swap space. I followed the instructions here but I get this message when I try to enlarge the partition
Insufficient free space: 512 extents needed, but only 0 available
This is the content of my disk according to fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 232,9 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 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
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 8F28ED66-4E76-4B77-AB4B-D0AB345E21CA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/sda2 1050624 488396799 487346176 232,4G Linux LVM
Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--mate--vg-root: 231,4 GiB, 248474763264 bytes, 485302272 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 /dev/mapper/ubuntu--mate--vg-swap_1: 996 MiB, 1044381696 bytes, 2039808 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
It seems like there's no free space left on the Physical volume in order to further enlarge the swap partition. If I type
sudo lvresize -l +100%FREE /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
I get
New size (249 extents) matches existing size (249 extents).
Therefore I'd like to shrink a bit (say, 5 Gb) my main partition vg-root and make that space available for swap. But I don't know how to do it :-/ Do you have any suggestion?
Thank you
Marco
partitioning lvm mate ubuntu-mate
asked Apr 23 at 12:19
Marco Zanetti
362
I'm facing an issue in my Ubuntu Mate 18.04 system.
I installed the file system in a LVM partition and would like to enlarge the swap space. I followed the instructions here but I get this message when I try to enlarge the partition
Insufficient free space: 512 extents needed, but only 0 available
This is the content of my disk according to fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 232,9 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 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
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 8F28ED66-4E76-4B77-AB4B-D0AB345E21CA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/sda2 1050624 488396799 487346176 232,4G Linux LVM
Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--mate--vg-root: 231,4 GiB, 248474763264 bytes, 485302272 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 /dev/mapper/ubuntu--mate--vg-swap_1: 996 MiB, 1044381696 bytes, 2039808 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
It seems like there's no free space left on the Physical volume in order to further enlarge the swap partition. If I type
sudo lvresize -l +100%FREE /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
I get
New size (249 extents) matches existing size (249 extents).
Therefore I'd like to shrink a bit (say, 5 Gb) my main partition vg-root and make that space available for swap. But I don't know how to do it :-/ Do you have any suggestion?
Thank you
Marco
partitioning lvm mate ubuntu-mate
asked Apr 23 at 12:19
Marco Zanetti
362
asked Apr 23 at 12:19
Marco Zanetti
362
asked Apr 23 at 12:19
Marco Zanetti
362
asked Apr 23 at 12:19
Marco Zanetti
362
362
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I made it!
What I did was:
- install Ubuntu on a USB disk
- run ubuntu without installing it
- install KVPM on the live session
- Reduced the main disk partition from KVPM (just a few seconds)
- Expanded the swap partition from KVPM (just a few seconds again)
Then I rebooted the PC (with my fingers crossed) and I could see the new size of the mail partition but NOT the new - enlarged size of the swap.
What I did then was performing the following:
sudo swapoff /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo mkswap /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo swapon /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
Then the OS could see the whole swapping filesystem.
It wasn't easy so I wanted all of you to know about it.
answered Apr 23 at 13:46
Marco Zanetti
362
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Nice work that you got it right!
– George Udosen
Apr 23 at 14:27
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
I made it!
What I did was:
- install Ubuntu on a USB disk
- run ubuntu without installing it
- install KVPM on the live session
- Reduced the main disk partition from KVPM (just a few seconds)
- Expanded the swap partition from KVPM (just a few seconds again)
Then I rebooted the PC (with my fingers crossed) and I could see the new size of the mail partition but NOT the new - enlarged size of the swap.
What I did then was performing the following:
sudo swapoff /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo mkswap /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo swapon /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
Then the OS could see the whole swapping filesystem.
It wasn't easy so I wanted all of you to know about it.
answered Apr 23 at 13:46
Marco Zanetti
362
1
Nice work that you got it right!
– George Udosen
Apr 23 at 14:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
I made it!
What I did was:
- install Ubuntu on a USB disk
- run ubuntu without installing it
- install KVPM on the live session
- Reduced the main disk partition from KVPM (just a few seconds)
- Expanded the swap partition from KVPM (just a few seconds again)
Then I rebooted the PC (with my fingers crossed) and I could see the new size of the mail partition but NOT the new - enlarged size of the swap.
What I did then was performing the following:
sudo swapoff /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo mkswap /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo swapon /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
Then the OS could see the whole swapping filesystem.
It wasn't easy so I wanted all of you to know about it.
answered Apr 23 at 13:46
Marco Zanetti
362
1
Nice work that you got it right!
– George Udosen
Apr 23 at 14:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
I made it!
What I did was:
- install Ubuntu on a USB disk
- run ubuntu without installing it
- install KVPM on the live session
- Reduced the main disk partition from KVPM (just a few seconds)
- Expanded the swap partition from KVPM (just a few seconds again)
Then I rebooted the PC (with my fingers crossed) and I could see the new size of the mail partition but NOT the new - enlarged size of the swap.
What I did then was performing the following:
sudo swapoff /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo mkswap /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo swapon /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
Then the OS could see the whole swapping filesystem.
It wasn't easy so I wanted all of you to know about it.
answered Apr 23 at 13:46
Marco Zanetti
362
I made it!
What I did was:
- install Ubuntu on a USB disk
- run ubuntu without installing it
- install KVPM on the live session
- Reduced the main disk partition from KVPM (just a few seconds)
- Expanded the swap partition from KVPM (just a few seconds again)
Then I rebooted the PC (with my fingers crossed) and I could see the new size of the mail partition but NOT the new - enlarged size of the swap.
What I did then was performing the following:
sudo swapoff /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo mkswap /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
sudo swapon /dev/ubuntu-mate-vg/swap_1
Then the OS could see the whole swapping filesystem.
It wasn't easy so I wanted all of you to know about it.
answered Apr 23 at 13:46
Marco Zanetti
362
answered Apr 23 at 13:46
Marco Zanetti
362
answered Apr 23 at 13:46
Marco Zanetti
362
answered Apr 23 at 13:46
Marco Zanetti
362
362
1
Nice work that you got it right!
– George Udosen
Apr 23 at 14:27
add a comment |Â
1
Nice work that you got it right!
– George Udosen
Apr 23 at 14:27
1
1
Nice work that you got it right!
– George Udosen
Apr 23 at 14:27
Nice work that you got it right!
– George Udosen
Apr 23 at 14:27
add a comment |Â
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