Install Vmware Vdiskmanager Linux

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I have already increased the size by going into VMWARE Workstation settings ->Hardisk to 34GB. But I cant able to relocate it inside the Ubunto running inside the VMware.

I want to increase the size of /dev/sda1

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How to expand hard disk size using VMware:
To increase the virtual disk from the command line:

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  1. Open a command prompt. For more information, see how to open command prompt.
  2. Navigate to the product's installation directory. See how to do that
  3. Type vmware-vdiskmanager -x 100Gb vm.vmdk and press Enter(Replace 100Gb with the actual size of virtual disk that you want. You can also specify Kb and Mb.)

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And, I guess you've tried this(from GUI):

  1. Select the virtual machine from the Inventory.
  2. Click Edit Virtual Machine Settings.
  3. Click Hard Disk.
  4. Click Utilities > Expand, enter the new size, then click Expand.
  5. Again, follow this one
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How to expand hard disk size inside Ubuntu(using gparted tool):
What about expanding inside Ubuntu, I guess you should try gparted or similar tool. How to do that, go here

To open gparted do the following:

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  1. Install it by typing sudo apt-get install gparted
  2. Run it by pressing Alt+F2, and type there gparted

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