Fatresize: Re-size your Fat File System via Command Line

On November 19, 2011, in General Linux, Ubuntu, by dipin

Fatresize is a command line tool for resizing MS Windows FAT16 / FAT32 file systems. Installation $ sudo apt-get install fatresize How to use: Fatresize follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-’). A summary of options is included below. -h –help: Show summary of options. -s –size: [...]

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How to create a custom linux file system within another

On July 5, 2009, in Uncategorized, by Dipin Krishna

With the power bestowed upon us, we can create a Linux file system in a file. Humanly speaking, we can create a file containing specific file system and mount it as if it were a partition of a hard drive.To do this, we must first create the file: touch filename Then run the dd command [...]

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Ubuntu 30-Mount Check Annoyance

On November 12, 2008, in General Linux, by Dipin Krishna

If you’ve used Ubuntu Linux for longer than a month, you’ve no doubt realized that every 30 times you boot up you are forced to run a filesystem check. This filesystem check is necessary in order to keep your filesystem healthy. Some people advise turning the check off completely, but that is generally not a [...]

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