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-8.2 platform.

Package Information

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gptfdisk Dependencies

Recommended

Optional

ICU-60.2 (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-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

cgdisk

is an is a curses-based text-mode 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 2018-02-21 04:35:18 -0800