Need to move parition

[Brett I. Holcomb]

Got it.  Thanks.  Now I'm having problems finding a drive with space.  I've 
got another drive coming.

Net Llama! wrote:

> Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
>> Right now I really don't care about elegance - I just need to get the
>> stuff
>> off that disk and replace it <G>.   A symlink it is then.
> 
> yea, it will get the job done.
> 
>> Next problem is how to move the swap partition.  I assume I can run
>> without
>> a swap for a period of time while I install a new disk and parition it. 
>> If so how do I disable it?
> 
> Technically, you could run without swap permanently, but the performance
> would blow chunks if tried to use anything that was memory intensive.
> Anyway, the command 'swapoff' is prolly what you're seeking, if you
> don't wish to reboot.  Otherwise, just remove it from fstab.
> 

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