Re: [gentoo-user] GUI for LVM?

[Bill Kenworthy]

On Mon, 2012-08-27 at 00:48 -0500, Dale wrote:
> Bill Kenworthy wrote:
> > Is there a GUI in portage for managing an LV?  Fedora etc have
> > system-config-lvm but I cant find anything for gentoo.
> >
> > (the commandline tools are good, but this is something where I want a
> > visual check before in case I am assuming something thats wrong).
> >
> > BillK
> >
> >
>
> Well, webmin is back in portage.  There is also a new program called
> kvpm that is in a overlay, kde overlay I think.  No further info on that
> since I don't have it installed.  I just installed webmin and it is
> there so that may help you.
>
> If you go the webmin route, just emerge it, start the service, point
> your browser to https://localhost:10000/ and look under the Hardware
> link on the left.  I can NOT say how stable this is or how well it
> works.  I just installed it again myself.  I seem to recall it was not
> maintained or something and got axed from portage.  No idea when it came
> back or anything.  Just be careful until you can test it.
>
> Maybe someone will pop up with another GUI too.  Oh, it would be a good
> idea to at least know the basics of the command line tools.  What if one
> day your LVM fails and you don't have a GUI?  Just a thought.  ;-)
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>

Thanks Dale ... surprised WebMin is back as its security history was so
dismal.

I have been using LVM on linux almost all my systems for years and LV on
older unix's before that - but I find the text tools can be confusing
and its too easy to make mistakes.  The visual tools give a much clearer
picture so mistakes are (hopefully) less likely.  From what I can see,
the GUI's are built on top of the cmdline tools anyway.

The pvmove is almost finished (nice it can be done online!) so two older
smaller disks can be removed, then the 2T drive moved to a new system
then I can start adding some other little bitty drives Ive been given
back into the LV (well, not the 60G :)

Dont you just love "Your systems are too old and unsupported so they
must be replaced (no, you cant keep that 2007 Sony Vaio, or that core2
duo as its over 3 years old).  Under the rules you can have a laptop,
but not a desktop however we have some old drives and 2 year old quad
core zeon laying around you can use.  And you can use your old drives if
you want.  "Use gentoo do you? - your on your own ..."

I am sure there is logic in there somewhere ... at least I am getting a
new macbook air out of it, as well as a ....load of extra work to do
moving things around :)

BillK