LVM or not? Install Breezy

Fri Oct 28 15:14:57 UTC 2005

On 09/30/2005 07:22 PM, Walt Bankes wrote:

> Installing Breezy requires one to pick if they want LVM or not.
> I found lots of info about LVM. So now I know what the acronym stands
> for but all the info I found was either too esoteric or too terse for
> me to make the decision whether to install LVM or not. Will someone
> please tell me what advantages LVM gives me when I install it on a
> Ubuntu only system (two disk drives) and what possible disadvantage
> there may be.
> Thanks, Walt Bankes
>
Personally I love LVM. It seemed to appear out of nowhere when I was on
a 2 1/2 year "Linux Hiatus" that ended about a year ago. :-)

One problem I'd had in the past was trying to guess how much space I
needed for various partitions. LVM takes the guesswork away. It adjusts
things as needed (more or less). I don't have to think about that anymore.

Scott

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