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Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer)

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On 27/2/20 3:46 am, Charles Curley wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:15:44 +1100
> Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Is LVM viable?  I can see the benefit of re-sizing on the fly. I use
>> multi-boot. I can see the possibility of /dev/sda1 and LVM using the
>> rest. But is it viable,  please?
> 
> Yes, it is viable. I use an encrypted partition with LVM on it to hold
> everything except /boot on laptops, desktops, and headerless servers.
> That works well for me.
> 
> However, I set it up at installation time. Since I have never set up an
> Rpi, I have no idea whether you can do it on one.
> 
> Be sure to back up /etc/lvm/ in case the LVM headder gets clobbered.
> I've had no problem with that for more than ten years, but you never
> know...
> 
> 


Thanks for the positive responses. I am interested now because I am 
about to buy a new drive. I guess the answer to these will be obvious 
when I choose LVM at the disk selection stage, but do I need to keep 
system partitions separate? as I install the 2nd & 3rd install?

It seems I'd be wise to create several smallish virtual partitions and 
add them to my 'work area' as I need them.  Amongst other quirks, I have 
taken up the practice of having a small /home partition for each OS, and 
sym-linking all data type directories from a bulk partition. I've been 
using /mnt/data  but I saw /data a couple of times last night.


I'm having trouble understanding how LVM snapshots works on / if it is 
outside the LVM.

-- 
Keith Bainbridge

keith.bainbridge.3216@gmail.com
+61 (0)447 667 468

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  Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user  (and a Debian newcomer) Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2020-02-25 19:20 +0100
    Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2020-02-25 20:30 +0100
  Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user  (and a Debian newcomer) John Cunningham <djohngo@gmail.com> - 2020-02-25 19:20 +0100
  Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-02-26 01:10 +0100
    Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 07:10 +0100
      Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-02-26 14:40 +0100
      Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 14:40 +0100
        Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-02-26 17:50 +0100
          Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 23:20 +0100
            Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-27 02:10 +0100
              Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-02-27 15:10 +0100
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