R-Size Partition

Firdaus39 · May 16, 2017, 8:59am

how to create re-size partition at endless os?

wjt · May 16, 2017, 10:19am

You might want to take a look at the Disks app, included within Endless OS.

Note that if you’re dual-booting with Windows, Endless OS is installed to a big file inside your Windows C: drive. It’s not currently possible to resize this file without uninstalling and reinstalling Endless OS.

yanev · February 25, 2018, 3:13pm

Note that if you’re dual-booting with Windows, Endless OS is installed to a big file inside your Windows C: drive. It’s not currently possible to resize this file without uninstalling and reinstalling Endless OS.

But this applies only to situations where you install Windows 1st and then EOS, right?
What about the vice versa? Like many others here I got a notebook with Endless preinstalled and will like to keep it and install Win for dual-boot. So I guess I’ll need to make a new partition for which I’ll have to shrink an existing?

wjt · February 26, 2018, 9:56am

Endless OS doesn’t explicitly support that configuration. You can set it up as you describe, but Windows won’t appear in the GRUB menu. You can edit the GRUB config by hand to arrange for it to do so.

yanev · February 26, 2018, 8:49pm

Fine, thank you. Can you give me detailed instructions how do I perform that manual part? I have no experience with Linux-based OS. Does it matter if I do it before or after installing Win?

wjt · February 27, 2018, 9:48am

Like I said, Endless doesn’t support the configuration you’re describing where you install Windows on a computer with Endless pre-installed, so I can’t provide detailed instructions.

yanev · February 27, 2018, 5:43pm

OK then if not detailed, at least some guidance? Maybe it’s time you consider supporting it. Otherwise you lose a user. Likely not a single one. If I format the drive once to get Win which I’ll need, I’ll be reluctant to install EOS again, particularly that it won’t be on a separate partition then.
I guess developing a new OS you would like to reach to more end-users…?
Anyway, if you decide to help me further, let me share some more thoughts on the topic. I read some articles about dual-booting Win and Linux where they say if you install Windows second then you need to manipulate it’s (Win) bootloader to get the Linux distro appear in boot menu. What about GRUB, what shall I do about it and how?

wjt · February 27, 2018, 6:05pm

Of course, in general, but time is limited, so working on this would mean not working on things relevant to other groups of users.

If you want to go off-piste, here’s roughly what I suggest (assuming your computer is EFI):

Back up all important data
Boot a Linux USB stick
Shrink the big ext4 ostree partition (there are many guides online for how to do this; I personally would use resize2fs and sfdisk in a terminal, both of which are included in Endless OS)
Boot the Windows installer
Install Windows to the empty space
Once Windows is installed, enter the EFI firmware settings and ensure there is a boot menu entry for both the Windows and Endless bootloaders
Use the firmware’s boot menu to switch between the two

yanev · February 27, 2018, 6:20pm

Thank you. I only didn’t understand what is the Linux USB for?

wjt · February 28, 2018, 8:14am

It may not be a good idea to shrink the Endless OS partition on your hard disk while running Endless OS from that partition.

yanev · February 28, 2018, 3:04pm

I see, this is important, thanks again

George_Freeman · November 1, 2018, 10:34pm

Thanks a lot. No one is interested in a way of installing Endless on Windows. A lot of people who bought their new laptops want to preserve the original version of Endless installed on their computer and ONLY THEN add Windows. I mean, are there any updates in that direction? Did anyone figure out how to enter the EFI firmware settings and ensure there is a boot menu entry for both the Windows and Endless bootloaders like in the previous advice?

George_Freeman · November 1, 2018, 10:40pm

Boot a Linux USB stick - do you mean USB Stick with Endless or the pure Linux versions (like Ubuntu or whatever they call it…) on it, right? Can I make this stick directly from Endless OS?

wjt · November 5, 2018, 12:14pm

You may not be, but analytics from the Endless Installer for Windows show me that some people are.

I’m afraid not. Other things continue to take priority.

Either would work. As I said above:

Yes. Here are instructions to create an Endless USB stick on Endless: How do I create a Live USB stick with Linux or Endless OS? | Support & Training | Endless OS Foundation

You can write other Linux distributions’ ISOs to USB in the same way. There’s also a tool in the app center called “Fedora Media Writer” though I haven’t tested it.