LVM2 FOR LINUX

LVM2 is an open-source userspace toolset that provides logical volume management capabilities on Linux-based operating systems. This toolset allows you to create snapshots of your partitions and resize them effortlessly whenever needed.

Key Features:

• Resize volume groups


• Resize logical volumes


• Create read-only or read-write snapshots of logical volumes


• Create RAID logical volumes


• Move logical volumes between physical volumes


• Merge or split volume groups


• Stripe parts or whole logical volumes across multiple physical volumes

LVM is a command-line application that easily integrates with open-source partition editor software like GParted, simplifying the creation of LVM partitions.

The LVM and LVM2 technologies are written in C programming language and have been implemented in numerous GNU/Linux operating systems over the years.

Downloads for both versions are available as source archives that can be deployed on any Linux distribution. Advanced users can also obtain the latest source code of LVM2 from Git using specific commands.

Using LVM requires three components: the libdevmapper userspace device-mapper library, userspace LVM2 tools, and device-mapper support in your kernel. For more detailed information about these components, visit the provided web page.

In conclusion, Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is a powerful software project that enables Linux distribution developers to implement LVM partitions directly in the graphical or text-mode installer, making volume resizing and snapshot creation simple for end-users.