On 11/19/2015 6:46 PM, Joel Rees wrote:
On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
On 11/18/2015 4:07 AM, Joel Rees wrote:
2015/11/18 9:09 "Richard Owlett":
In some of my reading I came across a page recommending LVM for ease
of adjusting space.[snip]
I've a machine set aside for experimenting with how an install is configured
for a couple of personal projects. Relative space usage cannot be determined
in advance.
Sounds like an excellent reason to at least experiment with LVM. ...
When searching for more information all I'm finding are essentially
HOWTO's with only a couple of paragraphs on "Whats" and "Whys".
Essentially nothing
Uhm, no news is good news?
Not really. i.e. if all you have is a hammer, everything looks
like a nail.
on "Why not".
Reasons not to use it range from laziness to not needing it after
all (right now) to wanting to use incompatible software. My
impression is that the incompatible software usually tells you
somewhere it's not compatible.
I have a current possible use but want to know in advance of rough spots to
estimate if the effort is likely to be productive.
Rough spots?
In the sense of appropriate/inappropriate applications (cf hammer
vs screw).
[snip]
Suggestions?
man -k lvm ?
That lead to a productive but OT rabbit trail ;)
Man pages are by design inherently very detailed HOWTO's.
No, those are not rabbit trails. That's basically the stuff you need
to know when you are considering using it.
My analogy would be "When planning a trip thru NYC, via Grand
Central and Penn Station, are you really interested in number of
steps between levels of intervening subway stations?"
