As far as I know gparted doesn't (for the moment) support LVM, the only way to install Ubuntu with a LVM support is to use the alternate CD. And once installed I don't know any graphical tools to play with the LVM.
** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: None => gparted -- GParted does not recognize my LVM partitions https://launchpad.net/bugs/72600 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs