How do I allocate more HD space for Kubuntu?

[GranPaSmurf]

I guess it worked. Booted, took a while, but I don't know how to tell what it booted from.
this is current Partition Manager

[GranPaSmurf]

Can you help me clear the syntax errors? Then it looks like the earlier install of 13.10 should...what? be deleted in favor of a new install?

Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-32-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-32-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Ubuntu 11.10 (11.10) on /dev/sda3
Found Ubuntu 13.10 (13.10) on /dev/sda5
error: syntax error.
error: Incorrect command.
error: syntax error.
error: line no: 295
Syntax errors are detected in generated GRUB config file.
Ensure that there are no errors in /etc/default/grub
and /etc/grub.d/* files or please file a bug report with
/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new file attached.
done

[oshunluvr]

It booted from sda6 which looks like it was your 11.10 install. You can tell because it's the one that's locked in Partition Manager. At least we made it further this time.

Are you currently running from the install you normally use? Based on the above output, we backed up the 11.10 install, but the total amount of space used is too low. Lets do a couple more things.

First, let's mount both new partitions and the other install. If you get an error about "already mounted" or "file exists" ignore them and forge ahead. Do this list of commands;

sudo -i
mkdir /mnt/sda6
mkdir /mnt/sda4
mkdir /mnt/sda3
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/sda3
mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/sda4
mount /dev/sda6 /mnt/sda6

This time, I showed you a new command: "sudo -i" puts you in superuser mode and leaves you there. You will notice the prompt changed from $ to # - that's how you know you're still in superuser mode. This way you don't have to type sudo every line. When you're done, to exit superuser mode, just type "exit". Once you've done the above, do this and post the results:

df -h

[oshunluvr]

To fix the grub error, copy and paste the contents of /etc/grub.d/40_custom

[GranPaSmurf]

Filesystem:

root@Petersen:~# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda6 27G 22G 4.4G 84% /
udev 1.6G 12K 1.6G 1% /dev
tmpfs 656M 1.1M 655M 1% /run
none 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
none 1.6G 3.2M 1.6G 1% /run/shm
/dev/sda3 26G 966M 24G 4% /mnt/sda3
/dev/sda5 63G 29G 31G 49% /media/138c7e8a-ab14-461c-9bce-ed83424a14ba
/dev/sda4 2 6G 172M 24G 1% /media/f5832725-1864-49c2-87f7-8d7b464eae56
/dev/sda4 26G 172M 24G 1% /mnt/sda4
root@Petersen:~#root@Petersen:~# exit
logout
granpasmurf@Petersen:~$

filesystem.odt

[GranPaSmurf]

...the contents of /etc/grub.d/40_custom

granpasmurf@Petersen:~$ /etc/grub.d/40_custom
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry 'SDA3' {
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod btrfs
set root='hd0,msdos3'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root <UUID OF SDA3 HERE>
configfile /boot/grub/grub.cfg
}

[oshunluvr]

search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root <UUID OF SDA3 HERE>

Change:

<UUID OF SDA3 HERE>

to:

cf388ed2-d38c-4ae4-9e16-caca379970c1

For the other thing; with sda3 mounted at /mnt/sda3, let me see the results of

du -s /mnt/sda3

[GranPaSmurf]

Change:

<UUID OF SDA3 HERE>

to:

cf388ed2-d38c-4ae4-9e16-caca379970c1

well duh! might be time for me to actually read what I am copying and sending

Change: For the other thing; with sda3 mounted at /mnt/sda3, let me see the results of

du -s /mnt/sda3

812872 /mnt/sda3

[oshunluvr]

Something must be wrong with my rdiff-backup command. Let me look into it...

[oshunluvr]

It looks like you can't use rdiff-backup to copy all the files under "sys" while the system is running. So boot to the older 11.10 install on sda5 (should be in your grub menu). Then do the mkdir and mount commands like above:

sudo -i
mkdir /mnt/sda6
mkdir /mnt/sda3
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/sda3
mount /dev/sda6 /mnt/sda6

Then try rdiff-backup again only slightly different:

rdiff-backup -v5 --print-statistics --exclude /home --exclude /tmp --exclude /proc --exclude /media --exclude /cdrom /mnt/sda6 /mnt/sda3

The "-v5" option should give you some output as it runs and the "--print-statistics" option will show some ending results. Once this is complete, do the "df -h" again and let's see the results.

[GranPaSmurf]

sorry, I don't know how to select which install to boot from.

this is ///etc/grub.d/40_custom

#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry 'SDA3' {
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod btrfs
set root='hd0,msdos3'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root <cf388ed2-d38c-4ae4-9e16-caca379970c1>
configfile /boot/grub/grub.cfg
}

[oshunluvr]

Your grub menu should have a list when you boot. After 10 seconds, it launches the default. If you hit any key during the 10 seconds, it cancels the timer. I assume the last install you did is 13.10 on sda5 and that's the one you want to keep. So when you reboot, when the grub menu appears, hit the down arrow to the third or forth line where 11.10 is listed and boot to that. Alternately, you can boot to a liveCD or USB and do the same stuff.

[GranPaSmurf]

I have a live CD ready, but...we never got around to installing 13.10.
BASH:
ranpasmurf@Petersen:~$ sudo -i
[sudo] password for granpasmurf:
root@Petersen:~# mkdir /mnt/sda3
mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/sda3': File exists
root@Petersen:~# mkdir /mnt/sda6
mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/sda6': File exists
root@Petersen:~# mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/sda3
root@Petersen:~# mount /dev/sda6 /mnt/sda6
root@Petersen:~# rdiff-backup -v5 --print-statistics --exclude /home --exclude /tmp --exclude /proc --exclude /media --exclude /cdrom /mnt/sda6 /mnt/sda3
Using rdiff-backup version 1.2.8
Found interrupted initial backup. Removing...
Unable to import win32security module. Windows ACLs
not supported by filesystem at /mnt/sda6
escape_dos_devices not required by filesystem at /mnt/sda6
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Detected abilities for source (read only) file system:
Access control lists On
Extended attributes On
Windows access control lists Off
Case sensitivity On
Escape DOS devices Off
Escape trailing spaces Off
Mac OS X style resource forks Off
Mac OS X Finder information Off
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Unable to import win32security module. Windows ACLs
not supported by filesystem at /mnt/sda3/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
escape_dos_devices not required by filesystem at /mnt/sda3/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Detected abilities for destination (read/write) file system:
Ownership changing On
Hard linking On
fsync() directories On
Directory inc permissions On
High-bit permissions On
Symlink permissions Off
Extended filenames On
Windows reserved filenames Off
Access control lists On
Extended attributes On
Windows access control lists Off
Case sensitivity On
Escape DOS devices Off
Escape trailing spaces Off
Mac OS X style resource forks Off
Mac OS X Finder information Off
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Backup: must_escape_dos_devices = 0
Fatal Error: Fatal Error: The file specification
'/home'
cannot match any files in the base directory
'/mnt/sda6'
Useful file specifications begin with the base directory or some
pattern (such as '**') which matches the base directory.
root@Petersen:~# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda6 27G 22G 3.7G 86% /
udev 1.6G 12K 1.6G 1% /dev
tmpfs 656M 1.1M 655M 1% /run
none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none 1.6G 3.2M 1.6G 1% /run/shm
/dev/sr1 700M 700M 0 100% /media/Kubuntu 11.10 i386
/dev/sda3 26G 956M 24G 4% /mnt/sda3
/dev/sda6 27G 22G 3.7G 86% /mnt/sda6
root@Petersen:~#

[oshunluvr]

Well, according to this:

root@Petersen:~# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda6 27G 22G 3.7G 86% /

You're running from the hard drive, not the liveCD.

There seems t be some confusion so let's start over somewhat.

First, eject the CD and let your system boot all by itself. Then log in, open a terminal and cut and paste this command.

lsb_release -a && mount && df -h

Then do this command:

sudo update-grub

post the results of both commands here.

[GranPaSmurf]

Sorry, confusion is what I do best. I should have said, "dug out the live disk, tested it and have it ready if needed."
There is a 13.10 installation...somewhere. I got it so messed up it would not boot so re-installed 11.10 and that is what I am now running, have been for months. Silly me, I thought I was overwriting the 13.10...like if I were running windows. When we are done with the refurbishment I would like to either fix 13.10 or re-install it. I prefer it and would like it to be the only install on my system, further freeing HD space.
Thanks for your patience, I know my fumbling is making this project take overlong.
:
granpasmurf@Petersen:~$ lsb_release -a && mount && df -h
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric
/dev/sda6 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda6 27G 22G 3.6G 86% /
udev 1.6G 8.0K 1.6G 1% /dev
tmpfs 656M 1.1M 655M 1% /run
none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none 1.6G 3.2M 1.6G 1% /run/shm
granpasmurf@Petersen:~$ sudo update-grub
[sudo] password for granpasmurf:
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-32-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-32-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Ubuntu 11.10 (11.10) on /dev/sda3
Found Ubuntu 13.10 (13.10) on /dev/sda5
error: syntax error.
error: Incorrect command.
error: syntax error.
error: line no: 295
Syntax errors are detected in generated GRUB config file.
Ensure that there are no errors in /etc/default/grub
and /etc/grub.d/* files or please file a bug report with
/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new file attached.
done
granpasmurf@Petersen:~$