For this issue we cover the Linux.Ars visit to the OhioLinux fest, LVM snapshotting with XFS for hot backups, Tomboy, and more. On October 2nd, Jorge Castro and I found ourselves on our way to the ...

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 1044 8385898+ 8e Linux LVM The number one in /dev/sdb1 comes from the setup in fdisk, and means primary partition number one.

I have a lot of information to store, and Im looking for an efficient and logical way to store it. Currently I have an assortment of harddrives totalling 1.3 terabytes. (I know I need identical ...

As a Linux built-in storage model, LVM provides users with plenty flexible management modes to fit various needs. For users who can fully utilize its functions, LVM could meet almost all needs. But ...

If I could find a way to stick 120GB drives together, I would be home free. That's when I discovered Linux LVM (Logical Volume Manager). With LVM you can, if you like, treat the removable drives as ...