[Linux] Combining partitions

[Misao]

David Williams wrote:
>
> I know that I’ve heard about this in the past, but don’t recall the 
> exact name. It is possible to combine two separate partitions into one 
> larger ‘virtual’ partition right ? So, if I had the following:
>
> /photos
>
> /free
>
> How could I get /free to be an extension of /photos so that the space 
> from /free becomes available under the /photos partition ?
>
> Any help/pointers much appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> ____________________________________________
>
> David Williams
>
You want to most likely use LVM to get this working.
The downside is that you may need to move any existing data off of the 
partitions before setting this up.
You might be able to get around that, but not safely.
Try the below link for more information:
http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/Expanding_Linux_Partitions_with_LVM