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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Hello! I recently upgraded my laptop with 500 gb of storage but it's on another disk from where I have installed linux. How can I expand my linux root partition when linux is installed on another disk and I am also dual booting with windows? I am using linux mint.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You could functionally accomplish something like this by setting the second drive as your /home partition. An advantage of this is that you can preserve your user files even if you end up wiping and reinstalling your OS, since your home directory would be on a totally different drive.