Manipulating images

Disk Expansion

1. Access Troubleshooting Shell:

   • During the boot-up process, access the troubleshooting shell.

2. Disk Resizing:

   • Execute the following command to expand your disk using qemu-img:

     qemu-img resize diskname.qcow2 +50G

     Use your actual diskname and the size

3. Boot Up:

   • Once the disk has been resized, proceed to boot up the system.

4. Partition and File System Expansion:

   • After booting, follow these steps to expand the partitions:

     • Use growpart to extend the partition:

       growpart /dev/sda 1

     • Resize the file system with resize2fs:

       resize2fs /dev/sda1