Can a partition table be edited from a LiveUSB of another architecture?
- by Eliran Malka
My purpose is to re-partition a dual-boot machine (running Ubuntu 13.04 / Windows 7), i.e. the current table is as follows:
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| | extended partition | |
| windows |--------------------------------| recovery |
| (NTFS) | swap | filesystem | (NTFS) |
| | (swap) | (ext4) | |
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and I want to create an additional ext4 partition under the extended partition, and mount those (the one I created and the 'filesystem' partition) to root and home (/ and /home), such as the new layout will be:
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| | extended partition | |
| windows |--------------------------------| recovery |
| (NTFS) | swap | root | home | (NTFS) |
| | (swap) | (ext4) | (ext4) | |
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As the installations on the system and on my Live USB differ in architecture, I want to know:
Is it safe to use a 64bit GParted from a Live USB for partitioning a 32bit installation?