On 06/07/2011 01:25 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 06/07/2011 09:20 AM, JB wrote:
>> One of the annoyances of Fedora, is the LVM-by-default install pattern that
>> is used, which is great for desktops, and possibly basic servers, but
>> generally sucks arse for laptops.
> IMHMO, LVM is great for servers or other multi-disk systems because it
> allows you to add extra space to a partition on-the-fly, even from a
> different physical disk if needed. I find it hard to imagine, however,
> why a home user would need such flexibility and I think that using
> LVM-by-default isn't exactly the best idea. I have, I'll admit, one
> partition on an LVM. That's only because of a brain fart when I was
> setting it up (I forgot to turn it off.) and it's not been a big enough
> deal yet to make me want to back up that small partition, unmount it and
> repartition it to get rid of the LVM. If, however, I needed or wanted
> to nuke and re-install, I'd get rid of it in a heartbeat because it's
> just another un-needed level of complexity I don't have a use for.
+1
However, having heard so many problems about F15,
even from seasoned users/admins on this list, I am not
updating to F15 any time soon.
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