Hi Everyone Today We Are Going To See How To Delete A Linux Partitionย So Basically In This Post We Will Discuss In Detail On Linux Partition And The Best Ways To Delete Linux Partitions And Also We Will Discuss Some Troubleshooting Techniques.
So If You Want To Learn The Full Details Then You Can Read The Full Post But In Case You Are Short On Time You Can Directly Copy Paste Our Commands. Also I Will Try To Make Sure Every Command Is Working Fine.
What Is Linux Partition
Partition Is A Logically Separated Section Of Your Storage Device That The Linux Or Any OS Can Manage Independently. Partitions Allow You To Divide Your Storage Device Into Multiple Areas. From Which Each Area Can Have Its Own Independent OS Files. Here Is The Detailed Guide Of Disk Partitioning On Wikipedia.
Why To Use Partition Systems
Partition System Allows Better Experience & Organization, Management, and Flexibility For Both The Operating System And User Data.
- Separation For Data
- Multiple Operating systems At One Place
- Easy Backup And Recovery
- Performance
Step By Step Guide On Deleting Linux Partition
Basically We Will Share 1 Of The Best From 3 Working Methods That Will Help You In Deleting The Linux Partition. But, Make Sure To Use Methods And Commands Carefully And After Making Sure Everything You Understand Or Not. So Let’s Get Started
Using Fdisk ( Terminal Based )
Fdisk Is A Command Line For Managing Partitions In Linux System.
1. Open A Terminal
First Open Your Linux Terminal. If You Are Facing Any Difficulty In Opening The Terminal And Running The Commands That Mean You Are Not That Much Ready To Delete The Linux Partition. Make Sure You Have Basic Understanding Of Linux And Some Basic Commands.
2. List All Disk Partitions
sudo fdisk -lAfter Running This Command You Will See All The Disk And Partitions Available In Your System. Then We Have To Find The Disk Which Contains The Partition That We Want To Delete In Our Case Linux Partition ( Eg: /dev/sda/ ).
3. Select The Disk
Note : You Have To Firstly Find Out The Partition That You Willing To Delete.
sudo fdisk /dev/sdXYou Have To Replace /dev/sdX With The Actual Disk Where Your Partition Is Located (e.g: /dev/sda ).
4. View The Partitions
Once You Get Inside The Fdisk Prompt , Type :
pThis Command Will Prints The Partition Table Of The Selected Disk
5. Deleting The Partition:
So After Making Sure in Which Partition Or Disk Our Willing Deleting System is Located Then We Have Run A Deleting Command, To Delete A Partitions, Type :
dMake Sure Before Deleting The Partition
After Running This command You Will Asked For Selecting A Partition Number (e.g: 1 for /dev/sda1 )
6. Write The Changes
After Deleting the Partition That You Willing To Delete You Have To Finally Write The Changes By Typing :
wAfter Running This command The Changes Will Be Saved To The Disk.
7. Reboot Your System ( If Necessary )
Finally Rebooting Is Recommended For The Changes To Take Effect
Conclusion
Congratulations We Have Successfully Deleted Our Linux Partition System By Any Chance If You Are Facing Any Errors Or Problem Then Let Me Know In The Comment Section I Will Definitely Try To Help You. Also This Is The First Method That I Have Showed You In This Post If This Method Is Not Working On Your Device And You Want To Know Other 2 Methods Then Comment Below I Will Definitely Try To Upload And Publish Other Methods If You Like This Post Than Make Sure To Like It And Rate It ! At The End, Thanks For Reading My Post.
FAQs
What Is The Linux Partition And What Does It Do ?
Linux Partitioning Is A Way By Which We Can Install And Use Multiple OS At One Storage Device By Dividing It In Multiple Individual OS Or Parts.
Why Should We Use Partitions ?
Its Not Necessary To Use Partition Systems But It Helps A Lot And Provides More Usability And Comfort For Using Multiple OS At One Device.
How Can I Delete Linux Partition using Fdisk ?
Deleting A Linux Partition Is Easier Than Installing It We Have Discussed The Full Step By Step Guide On Deleting Linux By Fdisk Method.
What If I Dont Know So Much About Linux ?
Dont Worry If You Know Some Knowledge Like copy, paste, Basic Commands Then You Can Easily Delete the Linux Partition By Reading Our Guide On Deleting Linux By Fdisk Method. But In case You Don’t Know Basics Of Linux And Commands So You Have To Consult With Someone Who Have Better Understanding of Linux.
What If Get An Error While Deleting The Linux Partition ?
First, Stay Calm And Don’t Do Anything wrong After Getting Any Error Make sure To Understand The Error Then Search It On YouTube And Google And Try To Fix It By Yourself Also You Can Comment Your Problem And I Will Try To Resolve Your Problem Also Will Try To Give Other 2 Methods Of Deleting Linux Partition In case Of This Method Is Not Working For You.
