Should I install Ubuntu with LVM?

If you are using Ubuntu on a laptop with only one internal hard drive and you don’t need extended features like live snapshots, then you may not need LVM. If you need easy expansion or want to combine multiple hard drives into a single pool of storage then LVM may be what you have been looking for.

Can LVM reduce partition?

To decrease the size of an LVM partition you must first decrease the file system within in order to avoid possible data corruption. As there is the potential for this to happen if you enter the command incorrectly, it is strongly recommended that you have a full backup of your data before proceeding.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of LVM?

The main disadvantage of LVM is that it adds another layer to the storage system. While the overhead of LVM is usually small, any decrease in performance can be critical on busy systems. While the ability to resize logical volumes is very useful, the file systems installed on them must be resized separately.

What are advantages of LVM?

The main advantages of LVM are increased abstraction, flexibility, and control. Logical volumes can have meaningful names like “databases” or “root-backup”. Volumes can be resized dynamically as space requirements change and migrated between physical devices within the pool on a running system or exported easily.

When should you not use LVM?

How can I reduce my LV?

Let’s wee what are the 5 steps below.

1. unmount the file system for reducing.
2. Check the file system after unmount.
3. Reduce the file system.
4. Reduce the Logical Volume size than Current size.
5. Recheck the file system for error.
6. Remount the file-system back to stage.

How do I extend my LV?

Extend LVM manually

1. Extend the physical drive partition: sudo fdisk /dev/vda – Enter the fdisk tool to modify /dev/vda.
2. Modify (extend) the LVM: Tell LVM the physical partition size has changed: sudo pvresize /dev/vda1.
3. Resize the file system: sudo resize2fs /dev/COMPbase-vg/root.