https://blog.nousiainen.xyz/tags/partitions/ Recent content in Partitions on Panic! At The Terminal Hugo en-us Sat, 19 Jul 2025 21:03:07 +0300 https://blog.nousiainen.xyz/docs/linux-partitions/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:58:46 +0200 https://blog.nousiainen.xyz/docs/linux-partitions/ <h1 id="extending-lvm-partitions"> Extending LVM Partitions <a class="anchor" href="#extending-lvm-partitions">#</a> </h1> <p>This guide walks you through extending LVM partitions when you&rsquo;ve added new disk space to your system.</p> <h2 id="lvm-structure"> LVM Structure <a class="anchor" href="#lvm-structure">#</a> </h2> <p>LVM operates with three main components:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Physical Volumes (PV)</strong>: The actual disk partitions</li> <li><strong>Volume Groups (VG)</strong>: Collections of physical volumes</li> <li><strong>Logical Volumes (LV)</strong>: The volumes you mount and use</li> </ul> <h2 id="common-scenario"> Common Scenario <a class="anchor" href="#common-scenario">#</a> </h2> <p>You&rsquo;ve added disk space to a virtual machine and need to extend the root filesystem. This is a common requirement in virtualized environments where storage needs grow over time.</p>