Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.3

Chapter 5. File Systems and Disk Management

gptfdisk-1.0.4

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 use 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-8.3 platform.

Package Information

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gptfdisk Dependencies

Required

popt-1.16

Optional

ICU-62.1

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-1.0.4-convenience-1.patch &&
make

To test the results, issue: make test.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

patch -Np1 ...: This patch modifies the Makefile file so that it provides an “install” target.

Contents

Installed Programs: cgdisk, gdisk, fixparts, and sgdisk

Short Descriptions

cgdisk

is an ncurses-based tool for manipulating GPT partitions.

gdisk

is an interactive text-mode tool for manipulating GPT partitions.

fixparts

repairs mis-formatted MBR based disk partitions.

sgdisk

is a partition manipulation program for GPT partitions similar to sfdisk.

Last updated on 2018-08-18 14:53:19 -0700