%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ 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. &lfs78_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &gptfdisk-md5sum; Download size: &gptfdisk-size; Estimated disk space required: &gptfdisk-buildsize; Estimated build time: &gptfdisk-time; Additional Downloads Recommended patch: gptfdisk Dependencies Optional (required to build sgdisk) and (for Unicode partition names) User Notes: The gptfdisk package comes with a rudimentary Makefile. First we update it to provide a simple build and install interface. Install gptfdisk by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../gptfdisk-&gptfdisk-version;-convenience-1.patch && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install ICU=1: Adding this option to the make command allows use of Unicode characters in partition names. POPT=1: Adding this option to the make command is required to build sgdisk. If used, this option needs to be on both the make and the make install line. Installed Programs cgdisk, gdisk, fixparts, and sgdisk Short Descriptions cgdisk is an is a curses-based text-mode tool for manipulating GPT partitions. cgdisk gdisk is an interactive text-mode tool for manipulating GPT partitions. gdisk fixparts repairs mis-formatted MBR based disk partitions. fixparts sgdisk is a partition manipulation program for GPT partitions similar to sfdisk. sgdisk