This being laptop ? and using Ubuntu - LVM also makes sense for full disk encryption as per 24.04 install options.
-T On Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 17:15 Michael Ewan <michaelewa...@gmail.com> wrote: > For anyone interested in LVM, here is an article I wrote a while back. > > https://medium.com/@michaelewan/the-joy-of-using-the-logical-volume-manager-with-linux-f1768e5413ef > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM Paul Heinlein <heinl...@madboa.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 19 Aug 2025, wes wrote: > > > > > I would suggest only using LVM if you plan to actually take advantage > of > > > its features. there is no benefit to just having an LVM volume in the > same > > > capacity as you would have a traditional partition. and a significant > > > disadvantage if things go wrong in the future. > > > > This is good advice. > > > > > take advantage of its features > > > > Among these, I'd specifically include > > > > * altering the size of your filesystems > > * integrating new disks into your filesystems > > * snapshot-based backups > > > > If you have local disk capacity far beyond what you currently need, > > LVM would provide a handy way to right-size your current filesystems > > while giving yourself a lot of flexibility for future expansion. > > > > -- > > Paul Heinlein > > heinl...@madboa.com > > 45°22'48" N, 122°35'36" W >
