To lvm or not to lvm

[Matt Graham]

On 2018-09-20 16:14, Mark Phillips wrote:
> Do you recommend installing Ubuntu 18.04 on an lvm (ie selecting that
> option when installing) in a dual boot with Windows 10 scenario? 
> 
> My thought is if the Ubuntu setup works well on my Surface Pro 4, is
> stable, etc. then I would use the lvm to nuke the Windows
> partition and Windows recovery partition and absorb them into the
> Ubuntu partition. 

Remember that there's an EXT IFS for Windows.  This means that you can 
read an ext4 partition from Windows, while you can't read LVM from 
anything but Linux.  If you need to keep Windows around (many people 
do), you'll get maximum flexibility and minimum hassle with 4 
partitions:  EFI, Windows, swap, and / .  You might even be able to get 
away without swap if you don't want to do suspend-to-disk.

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