Solution follows for anyone who needs it:
Ubuntu by default does not allocate all space and uses LVM as Mike suspected. GParted is not enough to expand the disk.
Steps to expand the disk: (NOTE: I am on VMWare and had already allocated more raw disk space to the Ubuntu server running AMP.)
- Check for free space with
vgdisplay
- Check the logical volume size with
lvdisplay
- Expand the logical volume to 100% of free space using
lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv
and runlvdisplay
to verify the change. - Run
df -h
to verify the root file system thenresize2fs /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv
and finallydf -h
to verify that the space has indeed changed.
Source: Ubuntu: Extend your default LVM space - Packet Pushers