gptfdisk-1.0.3
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-8.1
platform.
Package Information
Additional Downloads
gptfdisk Dependencies
Recommended
popt-1.16 (required to build sgdisk)
Optional
ICU-59.1 (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-1.0.3-convenience-1.patch &&
make POPT=1
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make POPT=1 install
Command Explanations
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.
ICU=1: Adding this option to the
make command allows
use of Unicode characters in partition names.
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
similar to sfdisk.
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Last updated on 2017-08-24 15:03:00 -0700