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. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
