gptfdisk-0.8.7
Introduction to gptfdisk
The gptfdisk package is a set of
programs for creation and maintenance of GUID Partition Table (GPT)
disk drives. A GPT partitioned disk is required for drives greater
than 2 TB and is a modern replacement for legacy PC-BIOS
partitioned disk drives that us a Master Boot Record (MBR). The
main program, gdisk,
has an inteface similar to the classic fdisk program.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.4
platform.
Package Information
Additional Downloads
gptfdisk Dependencies
Optional
popt-1.16 (required to build sgdisk) and ICU-51.2
(for Unicode partition names)
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gptdisk
Installation of gptfdisk
The gptfdisk package comes with a
rudimentary Makefile. First we update
it to provide a simple build and install interface. Install
gptfdisk by running the following
commands:
patch -Np1 -i ../gptfdisk-0.8.7-convenience-1.patch &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
ICU=1: Adding this option to the
make command allows
use of Unicode characters in partition names.
POPT=1: Adding this option to the
make command is
required to build sgdisk. If used, this option
needs to be on both the make and the make install line.
Contents
Installed Programs:
cgdisk, gdisk, fixparts, and
sgdisk
Short Descriptions
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cgdisk
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is an is a curses-based text-mode tool for manipulating
GPT partitions.
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gdisk
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is an interactive text-mode tool for manipulating GPT
partitions.
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fixparts
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repairs mis-formatted MBR based disk partitions.
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sgdisk
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is a partition manipulation program for GPT partitions
sililar to sfdisk.
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Last updated on 2013-09-05 10:04:34 -0700