Re: new pc and swap
On Monday 2016-10-31 12:27, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Whither goest LVM?
I normally put it on a primary partition as if I'm using it, I've never
needed more than four partitions. But I know of no reason why it can't
go on a logical partition.
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On Monday 2016-10-31 12:27, Richard Owlett wrote:
>Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:27:22
>From: Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>Subject: Re: new pc and swap
>Resent-Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:27:47 +0000
>Resent-From: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>
> On 10/31/2016 8:54 AM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>>>> I once read that it was possible to swap to a named file, rather
>>>>> than a swap partition. Is that possible with Jessie?
>>
>> Of course, it's possible. But if you setup a system from scratch I'd
>> highly recommend you put "everything" into an LVM volume group so you
>> can then use an LVM volume for swap rather than a file (but with the
>> same advantages as using a file: it's easy to resize/create on-demand
>> at run-time).
>>
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>>
>> PS: I put "everything" between quotes because I'm not sure I'd recommend
>> to also put /boot in an LVM volume. IIUC it can be made to work
>> nowadays, but my systems still use a two-partition setup: one small
>> partition for /boot, and the rest for LVM.
>>
>>
>
> HUH! U lost me ;/
> To paraphrase Julius Caesar:
> omnia disci en tres partes est:
> primary
> extended
> logical
>
> Whither goest LVM?
>
> I'm so lost as to not be able to ask an answerable question.
> Help please ;/
> TIA
>
> P.S. a wise person admits his ignorance.
>
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