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Re: Bug#461104: RFP: label -- Set or change label to partition disk



On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 02:32:16PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
On 01/17/08 13:19, Steve Greenland wrote:
On 16-Jan-08, 10:00 (CST), Rafael <eaglescreen@gmail.com> wrote:
   Package name: label
Version: Upstream Author: [David Villa Alises <David.Villa@uclm.es>]
            URL: [http://crysol.inf-cr.uclm.es/node/482]
        License: [GPL]
    Description: [Set or change label to partition disk]


I realize this is just an RFP, but the proposed package name is way too
generic. Something like 'partlabel' or 'disklabel' would be better.

It also seems a rather trivial script for its own package...

Aren't there already ways to do this?  For example,

# tune2fs -L <some_label> /dev/[sh]d[a-z][1-15]

If you're looking for naming a partition, then yes, that method works (assuming, of course, that it is ext[23]). If you're looking for a disklabel (also known as a partition table), then that method won't work, but you can use parted or the appropriate fdisk tool. It's somewhat difficult to tell, since there is no long description. Consider this a request for one.

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