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Disk management in Linux for newbies (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 days ago by aprehendedmerlin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linuxmint@lemmy.ml

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Hi guys, wanted to know what the best way a newbie like me learn to do disk management stuff (like adding devices, managing formats and partitions and so on) in Linux mint. gui is prefered but I'm willing to learn the terminal way too if it has benefits and more control. Thank you for your time

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[–] CoyoteFacts@piefed.ca 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I usually use GNOME Disks (gnome-disk-utility) when I need a GUI for disk management. If you're not doing anything complicated or scripting disk manipulation the GUI is probably sufficient.

[–] aprehendedmerlin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Thank you I'll try it for sure