Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 11.0

Chapter 5. File Systems and Disk Management

gptfdisk-1.0.8

Introduction to gptfdisk

The gptfdisk package is a set of programs for creation and maintenance of GUID Partition Table (GPT) disk drives. A GPT partitioned disk is required for drives greater than 2 TB and is a modern replacement for legacy PC-BIOS partitioned disk drives that use a Master Boot Record (MBR). The main program, gdisk, has an inteface similar to the classic fdisk program.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.0 platform.

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gptfdisk Dependencies

Required

popt-1.18

Optional

ICU-69.1

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gptdisk

Installation of gptfdisk

The gptfdisk package comes with a rudimentary Makefile. First we update it to provide a simple build and install interface and fix the location of a header file. Install gptfdisk by running the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../gptfdisk-1.0.8-convenience-1.patch &&
sed -i 's|ncursesw/||' gptcurses.cc &&
sed -i 's|sbin|usr/sbin|' Makefile &&

make

To test the results, issue: make test.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

patch -Np1 ...: This patch modifies the Makefile file so that it provides an “install” target.

Contents

Installed Programs: cgdisk, gdisk, fixparts, and sgdisk

Short Descriptions

cgdisk

is an ncurses-based tool for manipulating GPT partitions

gdisk

is an interactive text-mode tool for manipulating GPT partitions

fixparts

repairs mis-formatted MBR based disk partitions

sgdisk

is a partition manipulation program for GPT partitions similar to sfdisk

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