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Update the README file to document the blkid command as a mandatory
requirement for GParted. GParted will run without blkid but it is
needed to detect a number of file systems which libparted doesn't and in
a number of other situations.
Blkid is needed to detect these file systems:
exfat
f2fs
ReFS
SWRaid
ZFS
Blkid also detects these file systems (for which GParted has simple
internal detection but libparted, mostly, doesn't detect):
btrfs (detected by libparted >= 3.2)
LVM2 PV
LUKS
nilfs2 (detected by libparted >= 2.4)
reiser4
Blkid is also needed for these commits:
1) f8faee6377
Avoid whole disk FAT being detected as MSDOS partition table (#743181)
(with libparted 1.9.0 to 2.3 inclusive)
2) 9e5e9f5627
Enhance file system detection to use FS_Info method - blkid
(Detect file systems with sector sizes other than 512 bytes with
libparted 2.2)
Other changes to the DISTRIBUTION NOTES section of the README file:
* Drop NOTE about vol_id and blkid being used to read volume labels for
specific file systems and read the UUIDs. Vol_id was deprecated in
May 2009 and is not included in any currently supported distribution.
Blkid is now mandatory. List of optional commands at the end of the
section seems to cover everything that is necessary.
* Indent description of optional commands at the end of the section to
match the indentation earlier in the section.
* Line wrap the section at column 72 to match the rest of the file.
Bug 753436 - Update documentation of GParted software dependencies
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GPARTED
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=======
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Gparted is the GNOME Partition Editor for creating, reorganizing, and
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deleting disk partitions.
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A hard disk is usually subdivided into one or more partitions. These
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partitions are normally not re-sizable (making one smaller and the
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adjacent one larger.) Gparted makes it possible for you to take a
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hard disk and change the partition organization, while preserving the
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partition contents.
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More specifically, Gparted enables you to create, destroy, resize,
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move, check, label, and copy partitions, and the file systems
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contained within. This is useful for creating space for new operating
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systems, reorganizing disk usage, and mirroring one partition with
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another (disk imaging).
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Gparted can also be used with storage devices other than hard disks,
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such as USB flash drives, and memory cards.
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Visit http://gparted.org for more information.
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LICENSING
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---------
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GParted is released under the General Public License version 2, or (at
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your option) any later version. (GPLv2+). All files are released under
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the GPLv2+ unless explicitly licensed otherwise.
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The GParted Manual is released under the GNU Free Documentation License
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version 1.2 or any later version. (GFDLv1.2+).
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See these files for more details:
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COPYING - GNU General Public License version 2
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COPYING-DOCS - GNU Free Documentation License version 1.2
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NEWS
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----
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Information about changes to this release, and past releases can be
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found in the file:
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NEWS
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INSTALL
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-------
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a. Pre-built Binary
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Many GNU/Linux distributions already provide a pre-built binary
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package for GParted. Instructions on how to install GParted on
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some distributions is given below:
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Debian or Ubuntu
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sudo apt-get install gparted
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Fedora or CentOS/RHEL
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---------------------
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su -
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yum install gparted
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OpenSUSE
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--------
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sudo zypper install gparted
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b. Building from Source
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Briefly, build and install GParted into the default location of
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/usr/local using:
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./configure
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make
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sudo make install
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This assumes all the dependencies are already installed and builds
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the default configuration.
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The following dependencies are required to build GParted from source:
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g++
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e2fsprogs
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parted
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gnome-common
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gtkmm24
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gettext
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gnome-doc-utils - required if help documentation is to be built
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On Debian or Ubuntu, these dependencies may be obtained by running
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one of the following commands:
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Either;
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sudo apt-get build-dep gparted
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Or;
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sudo apt-get install build-essential e2fsprogs uuid uuid-dev \
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gnome-common libparted-dev libgtkmm-2.4-dev \
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libdevmapper-dev gnome-doc-utils docbook-xml
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On Fedora, you will need to run (as root);
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yum install gtkmm24-devel parted-devel e2fsprogs-devel gettext \
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'perl(XML::Parser)' desktop-file-utils libuuid-devel \
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gnome-doc-utils docbook-dtds rarian-compat intltool \
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gnome-common gcc-c++
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yum groupinstall 'Development Tools'
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On openSUSE, these dependencies may be obtained by running the
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following commands;
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sudo zypper install automake autoconf make gnome-common \
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libuuid-devel parted-devel gtkmm2-devel \
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gnome-doc-utils-devel docbook-xsl-stylesheets
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sudo zypper install -t pattern devel_c_c++
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Again, build GParted with the default configuration and install into
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the default location of /usr/local using:
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./configure
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make
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sudo make install
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If you wish to build this package without the help documentation use
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the --disable-doc flag:
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E.g., ./configure --disable-doc
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If you wish to build this package for use on a desktop that does not
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support scrollkeeper use the --disable-scrollkeeper flag:
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E.g., ./configure --disable-scrollkeeper
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If you wish to build this package to use native libparted /dev/mapper
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dmraid support use the --enable-libparted-dmraid flag:
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E.g., ./configure --enable-libparted-dmraid
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If you wish to build this package with online resize support then
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the following is required:
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a) Linux kernel version 3.6 or higher.
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b) Libparted with online resize support. Either:
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i) Libparted version 3.2 or later which includes online
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resize support as standard. In this case GParted is
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automatically built with online resize support.
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ii) Online resize support back ported into an earlier version
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of libparted. This is only known to be included in Debian
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and derived distributions with parted version 2.3-14 and
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higher. In this case online resize support must be
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specifically enabled with the --enable-online-resize flag:
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E.g., ./configure --enable-online-resize
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Please note that more than one configure flag can be used:
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E.g., ./configure --disable-doc --enable-libparted-dmraid
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The INSTALL file contains further GNU installation instructions.
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c. Building using a Specific (lib)parted Version
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1) Download the parted version you wish to use (e.g., 3.2) from:
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http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parted/
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2) Build and install parted.
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Extract parted tarball, configure, make, and sudo make install.
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Note that by default this will install into /usr/local.
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3) Set environment variables to inform the GParted build system to
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use libparted from /usr/local:
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export CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include
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export LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib
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export LD_RUN_PATH=/usr/local/lib
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4) Build gparted using steps listed above in "Building from Source".
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Note that when you run ./configure you should see the specific
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version of parted listed in the check for libparted >= 1.7.1.
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You will also see the libparted version listed when running
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gparted from the command line.
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DIRECTORIES
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------------
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compose - contains String::ucompose() function
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data - contains desktop icons
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doc - contains manual page documentation
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help - contains GParted Manual and international translations
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include - contains source header files
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m4 - contains macro files
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po - contains international language translations
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src - contains C++ source code
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DISTRIBUTION NOTES
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------------------
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GParted uses GNU libparted to detect and manipulate devices and
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partition tables. The blkid command is also required to detect those
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file systems which libparted doesn't detect. (The blkid command should
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be considered a mandatory requirement).
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GParted also queries and manipulates the file systems within those
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devices and partitions. When available, it uses each file system's
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specific commands. The following optional file system specific packages
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provide this support:
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btrfs-tools
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e2fsprogs
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f2fs-tools
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dosfstools
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mtools - required to read and write FAT16/32 volume labels
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and UUIDs
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hfsutils
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hfsprogs
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jfsutils
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nilfs-utils
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ntfsprogs / ntfs-3g
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reiser4progs
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reiserfsprogs
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xfsprogs, xfsdump
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For dmraid support, the following packages are required:
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dmsetup - removes /dev/mapper entries
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dmraid - lists dmraid devices and creates /dev/mapper
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entries
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For GNU/Linux distribution dmraid support, the following are required:
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- kernel built with Device Mapping and Mirroring built. From
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menuconfig, it is under Device Drivers -> <something> (RAID & LVM).
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- dmraid drive arrays activated on boot (e.g., dmraid -ay).
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For LVM2 Physical Volume support the following command is required:
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lvm - LVM2 administration tool
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And device-mapper support in the kernel.
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For attempt data rescue for lost partitions, the following package
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is required:
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gpart - guesses PC-type hard disk partitions
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Several more commands are optionally used by GParted if found on the
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system. These commands include:
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blkid - [mandatory requirement] used to detect file systems
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libparted doesn't, read UUIDs and volume labels
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hdparm - used to query disk device serial numbers
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vol_id - used to read volume labels
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udisks - used to prevent automounting of file systems
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devkit-disks - used to prevent automounting of file systems
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{filemanager} - used in attempt data rescue to display discovered
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file systems. (e.g., nautilus, pcmanfm)
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hal-lock - used to prevent automounting of file systems
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gksudo - used to acquire root privileges in .desktop file,
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but only if available when gparted source is
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configured.
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gksu - alternatively used to acquire root privileges in
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.desktop file if gksu not available, but only if
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available when gparted source is configured.
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kdesudo - alternatively used to acquire root privileges in
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.desktop file if gksudo and gksu not available, but
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only if available when gparted source is
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configured.
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xdg-su - alternatively used to acquire root privileges in
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.desktop file if gksudo, gksu, and kdesudo are not
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available, but only if available when gparted
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source is configured.
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udevinfo - used in dmraid to query udev name
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udevadm - used in dmraid to query udev name
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yelp - used to display help manual
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