> I've never needed any of the few additional features EVMS provides. (The > only one that comes to mind right now is BBR, which modern HDs already > do.) It /can/ make things a /little/ easier, since it allows you to resize > a block device and the filesystem (or whatever) on top of it with a single > (non-atomic) operatation. However, I didn't like any of the UIs provided > by EVMS, I found them both too minimalistic in what information they > showed by default, and cluttered with options I'll never use. > > I prefer the command-line for most administrative tasks, and I prefer the > dm/md/lvm/fs-specific tools over the EVMS CLI or ncurses interface. I > know that none of this really answers your question directly, but I wanted > to provide some background. > > I don't think that EVMS adds any features (= value) I (or most people) will > use; I think its interface has less value than the interfaces already > exist. That's great information. I'm going ahead with the evms install on a box to use for a while to see if it's a direction I want to go in. Best way to decide if it adds any value for ME, I guess. I appreciate your input. Thanks.
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