Skip to main content

LVM - Logical Volume Manager

LVM, or Logical Volume Management, is a technology used in Linux to manage storage devices and partitions more flexibly. It allows you to create, resize, move, and manage logical volumes, which are virtualized storage components.

Display Volume Groups
sudo vgdisplay

Screenshot 2023-10-04 142700.png

Extend Volume Group with 100% Free Space

Use lsblk to find the name of your lvm volume group.

sudo lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/mapper/name_of_your_volume_group -r

Screenshot 2023-10-05 000114.png