KDE Partition Manager
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KDE Partition Manager is a disk partitioning application for the KDE Platform
. It was first released for KDE SC 4.1. It is released independently of the central KDE release cycle.
It is used for creating, deleting, resizing, moving, checking and copying partitions, and the file system
s on them. This is useful for creating space for new operating systems, reorganizing disk usage, copying data residing on hard disks and mirroring one partition with another (disk imaging). Additionally, KDE Partition Manager can back up file systems to files and restore such backups.
KDE Partition Manager is a standalone application to be launched from a desktop environment's start menu, a KPart that integrates with operating system installers and a KControl
module available from within KDE's System Settings
application.
It uses libparted
to detect and manipulate devices and partition tables while several (optional) file system tools provide support for file systems not included in libparted. These optional packages will be detected at runtime and do not require a rebuild of KDE Partition Manager.
As is the case with most KDE applications, KDE Partition Manager is written in the C++
programming language
and uses the Qt GUI toolkit. Released under the GNU General Public License
, KDE Partition Manager is free software
.
The KDE Partition Manager project provides a live operating system including KDE Partition Manager which can be written to a Live CD
, a Live USB
and other media. The operating system is based on the OpenSUSE
Linux distribution.
KDE Platform
KDE Platform is a set of frameworks by KDE that serve as technological foundation for all KDE applications. Ever since KDE’s brand repositioning the Platform is released as separate product in sync with KDE’s Plasma Workspaces as part of the KDE Software Compilation 4...
. It was first released for KDE SC 4.1. It is released independently of the central KDE release cycle.
It is used for creating, deleting, resizing, moving, checking and copying partitions, and the file system
File system
A file system is a means to organize data expected to be retained after a program terminates by providing procedures to store, retrieve and update data, as well as manage the available space on the device which contain it. A file system organizes data in an efficient manner and is tuned to the...
s on them. This is useful for creating space for new operating systems, reorganizing disk usage, copying data residing on hard disks and mirroring one partition with another (disk imaging). Additionally, KDE Partition Manager can back up file systems to files and restore such backups.
KDE Partition Manager is a standalone application to be launched from a desktop environment's start menu, a KPart that integrates with operating system installers and a KControl
KControl
The KDE Control Center. also known as KControl, is the centralized settings manager for the KDE desktop environment. It is part of the kdeadmin package. It can be considered the KDE counterpart of the Windows Control Panel....
module available from within KDE's System Settings
System Settings
System Settings is a KDE application which is used configure the system under KDE Plasma Workspaces. It replaces K Desktop Environment 3’s KControl.- Features :* Control Center for global KDE platform settings...
application.
It uses libparted
GNU Parted
GNU Parted is a free partition editor, used for creating, destroying, resizing, checking, and copying partitions, and the file systems on them. This is useful for creating space for new operating systems, reorganising hard disk usage, copying data between hard disks, and disk imaging...
to detect and manipulate devices and partition tables while several (optional) file system tools provide support for file systems not included in libparted. These optional packages will be detected at runtime and do not require a rebuild of KDE Partition Manager.
As is the case with most KDE applications, KDE Partition Manager is written in the C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
programming language
Programming language
A programming language is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behavior of a machine and/or to express algorithms precisely....
and uses the Qt GUI toolkit. Released under the GNU General Public License
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
, KDE Partition Manager is free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
.
The KDE Partition Manager project provides a live operating system including KDE Partition Manager which can be written to a Live CD
Live CD
A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive...
, a Live USB
Live USB
A live USB is a USB flash drive or a USB external hard disk drive containing a full operating system that can be booted. Live USBs are closely related to live CDs, but sometimes have the ability to persistently save settings and permanently install software packages back onto the USB device...
and other media. The operating system is based on the OpenSUSE
OpenSUSE
openSUSE is a general purpose operating system built on top of the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported openSUSE Project and sponsored by SUSE...
Linux distribution.
Release history
| Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Red | Release no longer supported |
| Green | Release still supported |
| Blue | Future release |
| Major Version | Minor Version | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1.0.0alpha1 | 18 September 2008 | Initial release |
| 1.0 | 1.0.0alpha2 | 24 September 2008 | Important bug fixes. |
| 1.0 | 1.0.0beta1a | 13 January 2009 | Crashes and bugs fixed, ext4 support. |
| 1.0 | 1.0.0beta2 | 30 April 2009 | Bugs fixed. Introduces the KCModule. |
| 1.0 | 1.0.0beta3 | 4 June 2009 | Bug fixes. Speed and usability improvements. |
| 1.0 | 1.0.0rc1 | 3 August 2009 | Bug fixes. |
| 1.0 | 1.0.0 | 18 August 2009 | First stable |
| 1.0 | 1.0.1 | 9 January 2010 | Bugfix release. |
| 1.0 | 1.0.2 | 24 April 2010 | Bug fixes. Usability improvement. |
| 1.0 | 1.0.3 | 1 September 2010 | Bug fixes. Usability improvements. |
| 1.1 | 1.1.x | (unreleased) | New features, among them support for 4096 byte sectors. |
See also
- Partition (computing)
- List of disk partitioning software