How can I view my partition sizes and mount points?

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I'm running Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS. The installation was done by a computer shop (I had a faulty hard drive, which they replaced). I'd like to see if they set up my partitions as I requested. How can I view the partition sizes and mount points?

You can use the application called "Disks" which is most probably installed by default. — pomsky, Oct 22 '17 at 13:45

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 22 '17 at 13:43

You can use GParted(GNOME Partition Editor). To install it in Ubuntu, run the following commands(one-by-one) :-

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gparted

After installation, you can use GParted Partition Manger to view partition sizes and mount points.

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 22 '17 at 14:56

try df. Sometimes is enough. By default you get something like

Filesystem     1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda3       65389132  23268884  38775608  38% /
tmpfs            2004540     19004   1985536   1% /tmp
/dev/sda5      169672296 142616624  18430080  89% /home
/dev/sda1       64147300  50588732  10293340  84% /backups

several options available.

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 22 '17 at 15:01

You can use the following command lines, that together will give you a good overview of the partitions (location, sizes, free space and mount points),

df -h
sudo parted -ls
sudo lsblk -f
sudo lsblk -m

If your terminal window is wide enough (for example 130 characters), you can combine the lsblk commands to

sudo lsblk -fm

How can I view my partition sizes and mount points?

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