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I just decided to delete my Windows partition and only use Linux.

My old partition table was: -sda1: W7 boot partition -sda2: W7 partition -sda3: Linux -sda4: start of logic partitions -sda5: swap.

  • sda1: W7 boot partition
  • sda2: W7 partition
  • sda3: Linux
  • sda4: start of logic partitions
  • sda5: swap.

I deleted sda1 and sda2, and then expanded sda3. Now my partition table is: -sda3: Linux -sda4: start of logic partitions -sda5: swap

  • sda3: Linux
  • sda4: start of logic partitions
  • sda5: swap

I would like to change the sda3 to sda1, how?

Also my fstab keep showing me the old Windows partition:

/etc/fstab: static file system information.

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 #Entry for /dev/sda3 : UUID=059c7142-b4d8-4ab0-8d0f-ee460fce905e / ext4 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 1 #Entry for /dev/sdb1 : UUID=5632BCEF32BCD569 /media/Datos ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0 #Entry for /dev/sda2 : UUID=60D8A6E5D8A6B8A4 /media/Windows ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0 #Entry for /dev/sda5 : UUID=53cd360a-1321-497f-8c3a-ff3adf4cf82c swap swap sw 0 0

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>

proc    /proc   proc    defaults    0   0
#Entry for /dev/sda3 :
UUID=059c7142-b4d8-4ab0-8d0f-ee460fce905e   /   ext4    rw,errors=remount-ro    0   1
#Entry for /dev/sdb1 :
UUID=5632BCEF32BCD569   /media/Datos    ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0   0
#Entry for /dev/sda2 :
UUID=60D8A6E5D8A6B8A4   /media/Windows  ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0   0
#Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=53cd360a-1321-497f-8c3a-ff3adf4cf82c   swap    swap    sw  0   0

I just decided to delete my Windows partition and only use Linux.

My old partition table was: -sda1: W7 boot partition -sda2: W7 partition -sda3: Linux -sda4: start of logic partitions -sda5: swap.

I deleted sda1 and sda2, and then expanded sda3. Now my partition table is: -sda3: Linux -sda4: start of logic partitions -sda5: swap

I would like to change the sda3 to sda1, how?

Also my fstab keep showing me the old Windows partition:

/etc/fstab: static file system information.

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 #Entry for /dev/sda3 : UUID=059c7142-b4d8-4ab0-8d0f-ee460fce905e / ext4 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 1 #Entry for /dev/sdb1 : UUID=5632BCEF32BCD569 /media/Datos ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0 #Entry for /dev/sda2 : UUID=60D8A6E5D8A6B8A4 /media/Windows ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0 #Entry for /dev/sda5 : UUID=53cd360a-1321-497f-8c3a-ff3adf4cf82c swap swap sw 0 0

I just decided to delete my Windows partition and only use Linux.

My old partition table was:

  • sda1: W7 boot partition
  • sda2: W7 partition
  • sda3: Linux
  • sda4: start of logic partitions
  • sda5: swap.

I deleted sda1 and sda2, and then expanded sda3. Now my partition table is:

  • sda3: Linux
  • sda4: start of logic partitions
  • sda5: swap

I would like to change the sda3 to sda1, how?

Also my fstab keep showing me the old Windows partition:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>

proc    /proc   proc    defaults    0   0
#Entry for /dev/sda3 :
UUID=059c7142-b4d8-4ab0-8d0f-ee460fce905e   /   ext4    rw,errors=remount-ro    0   1
#Entry for /dev/sdb1 :
UUID=5632BCEF32BCD569   /media/Datos    ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0   0
#Entry for /dev/sda2 :
UUID=60D8A6E5D8A6B8A4   /media/Windows  ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0   0
#Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=53cd360a-1321-497f-8c3a-ff3adf4cf82c   swap    swap    sw  0   0
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I just decided to delete my Windows partition and only use Linux.

My old partition table was: -sda1: W7 boot partition -sda2: W7 partition -sda3: Linux -sda4: start of logic partitions -sda5: swap.

I deleted sda1 and sda2, and then expanded sda3. Now my partition table is: -sda3: Linux -sda4: start of logic partitions -sda5: swap

I would like to change the sda3 to sda1, how?

Also my fstab keep showing me the old Windows partition:

/etc/fstab: static file system information.

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 #Entry for /dev/sda3 : UUID=059c7142-b4d8-4ab0-8d0f-ee460fce905e / ext4 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 1 #Entry for /dev/sdb1 : UUID=5632BCEF32BCD569 /media/Datos ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0 #Entry for /dev/sda2 : UUID=60D8A6E5D8A6B8A4 /media/Windows ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0 #Entry for /dev/sda5 : UUID=53cd360a-1321-497f-8c3a-ff3adf4cf82c swap swap sw 0 0