GParted, the well-known free partition editor, has officially launched version 1.7 with various enhancements, important bug fixes, and fresh language updates.
One of the most noteworthy additions is experimental support for Bcachefs, albeit restricted to single-device file systems. Another significant improvement is the tool’s new capability to recognize NBDs (Network Block Devices), making partition management more robust for remote storage users.
To enhance safety, GParted 1.7.0 now prevents its probing process from unintentionally starting LVM Volume Groups. Thanks to this fix, users can carry out partitioning work with greater confidence, knowing their logical volumes remain untouched unless explicitly selected for modification.
Moreover, the minimum required version of libparted has increased to 3.2. This update ensures compatibility with current libraries and allows developers to leverage advanced partitioning features, boosting performance and reliability across diverse systems.
Alongside these key changes, GParted 1.7 includes solutions to several known issues:
- Streamlined CI Pipelines
Updated continuous integration jobs for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Rocky Linux 8. - Improved exFAT File System Handling
Correctly reads file system usage fromexfatprogs >= 1.2.3, ensuring accurate volume information. - Refined USB Key Serial Number Display
Fixes binary data issues related to certain USB key serial numbers. - Avoids LVM Volume Group Activation
Prevents accidental group probing, thus reducing the risk of unplanned logical volume changes. - Partition Search Stability
Addresses a hang occurring whenbtrfs-progsis not installed.
Lastly, international users will be pleased to learn that translations have been newly introduced or improved for multiple languages, including Belarusian, Czech, Danish, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Simplified Chinese.
For more information, see the announcement. The source tarballs and details on all changes are available on GParted’s SourceForge page.
