Download Parted Magic 6.0

Parted Magic has been updated to version 6.0. This Linux distribution is specifically for partitioning hard drives. In addition to GParted and Parted, it includes a number of useful tools, including Partition Image, TestDisk, TrueCrypt, G4L, SuperGrubDisk, and ddrescue. The software is released under the gpl license and is available in different versions. For example, there is a live CD, a pxeversion and a version that can be used from a USB stick. Parted Magic can handle ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs. In version 6.0, the way of starting has been considerably modified in order to cope with various problems. The changelog also mentions several updated modules.

Parted Magic 6.0

If you have experienced booting issues with Parted Magic, this is the version you have been waiting for. The way the kernel is handled has been completely redone. This is the reason for the new major version number. The kernel modules, udev, and firmware have been moved to the initramfs. The nice graphical boot menu that we have been using for years has been removed in favor of a very basic one. Many laptops and notebooks could not start the complex menu. A large number of major and minor bugs have been fixed as well.

Updated Programs:

• cryptsetup-1.2.0
• lvm2-2.02.84
• nwipe-0.03 (downgraded)
• util-linux-2.19
• linux-2.6.38.2
• udev-165
• btrfs-progs-20110327
• glibc-2.13
• jfsutils-1.1.15
• usbutils-002
• xfsprogs-3.1.4
• squashfs-4.2
• simpleburn-1.6.0.2 (downgraded)
• busybox-1.18.4
• memtest86-4.20
• ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2011.4.12