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Logical Volume Manager

logical volume management software for Linux
CreativeWork free_software Q6667482

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
free software
Official website
www.sourceware.org
Has use
logical volume management
Copyright license
GNU General Public License[2]
Copyright status
copyrighted
Different from
logical volume management
Operating system
Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly BSD[4][5][6][7]
Platform
Linux, x86
Programmed in
C[3]
Replaces
Enterprise Volume Management System
Software version identifier
2.02.148, 2.02.177, 2.02.176, 2.02.175, 2.02.174, 2.02.173, 2.02.172, 2.02.171, 2.02.170, 2.02.169, 2.02.168, 2.02.167, 2.02.166, 2.02.165, 2.02.164, 2.02.163, 2.02.162, 2.02.161, 2.02.160, 2.02.159, 2.02.158, 2.02.157, 2.02.156, 2.02.155, 2.02.154, 2.02.153, 2.02.152, 2.02.151, 2.02.150, 2.02.149, 2.02.147, 2.02.146, 2.02.145, 2.02.144, 2.02.143, 2.02.142, 2.02.141, 2.02.140, 2.02.139, 2.02.138, 2.02.137, 2.02.136, 2.02.135, 2.02.134, 2.02.133, 2.02.132, 2.02.131, 2.02.130, 2.02.129, 2.02.128, 2.02.127, 2.02.126, 2.02.125, 2.02.124, 2.02.123, 2.02.122, 2.02.121, 2.02.120, 2.02.119, 2.02.118, 2.02.117, 2.02.116, 2.02.115, 2.02.114, 2.02.113, 2.02.112, 2.02.111, 2.02.110, 2.02.109, 2.02.108, 2.02.107, 2.02.106, 2.02.105, 2.02.104, 2.02.103, 2.02.102, 2.02.101, 2.02.100, 2.02.99, 2.02.98, 2.02.97, 2.02.96, 2.02.95, 2.02.94, 2.02.93, 2.02.92, 2.02.91, 2.02.90, 2.02.89, 2.02.88, 2.02.87, 2.02.86, 2.02.85, 2.02.84, 2.02.83, 2.02.82, 2.02.81, 2.02.80, 2.02.79, 2.02.78, 2.02.77, 2.02.76, 2.02.75, 2.02.74, 2.02.73, 2.02.72, 2.02.71, 2.02.70, 2.02.69, 2.02.68, 2.02.67, 2.02.66, 2.02.65, 2.02.64, 2.02.63, 2.02.62, 2.02.61, 2.02.60, 2.02.59, 2.02.58, 2.02.57, 2.02.56, 2.02.55, 2.02.54, 2.02.53, 2.02.52, 2.02.51, 2.02.50, 2.02.49, 2.02.48, 2.02.47, 2.02.46, 2.02.45, 2.02.44, 2.02.43, 2.02.42, 2.02.41, 2.02.40, 2.02.39, 2.02.38, 2.02.37, 2.02.36, 2.02.35, 2.02.34, 2.02.33, 2.02.32, 2.02.31, 2.02.30, 2.02.29, 2.02.28, 2.02.27, 2.02.26, 2.02.25, 2.02.24, 2.02.23, 2.02.22, 2.02.21, 2.02.20, 2.02.19, 2.02.18, 2.02.17, 2.02.16, 2.02.15, 2.02.14, 2.02.13, 2.02.12, 2.02.11, 2.02.10, 2.02.09, 2.02.08, 2.02.07, 2.02.06, 2.02.05, 2.02.04, 2.02.03, 2.02.02, 2.02.01, 2.02.00, 2.01.15, 2.01.14, 2.01.13, 2.01.12, 2.01.11, 2.01.10, 2.01.09, 2.01.08, 2.01.07, 2.01.06, 2.01.05, 2.01.04, 2.01.03, 2.01.02, 2.01.01, 2.01.00, 2.00.33, 2.00.32, 2.00.31, 2.00.30, 2.00.29, 2.00.28, 2.00.27, 2.00.26, 2.00.25, 2.00.24, 2.00.23, 2.00.22, 2.00.21, 2.02.178, 2.02.179, 2.02.180, 2.02.181, 2.03.00, 2.03.01, 2.02.182, 2.02.183, 2.02.184, 2.02.185, 2.03.02, 2.03.03, 2.03.04, 2.03.05, 2.03.12, 2.03.13, 2.03.14, 2.03.16, 2.03.17, 2.03.18, 2.03.19, 2.03.20, 2.03.21, 2.03.30, 2.03.32, 2.03.33, 2.03.34, 2.03.35, 2.03.36, 2.03.37, 2.03.38, 2.03.39, 2.03.40, 2.03.41, 2.03.42, 2.03.43, 2.03.44[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Uses
device mapper
🏷️ Also known as
en geom_linux_lvm en linux_lvm en Linux LVM en Logical Volume Manager en LVM en LVM2 fr LVM hu Logikai kötetkezelő it Gestore logico dei volumi ja 論理ボリュームマネージャ ko 논리 볼륨 관리자 zh 邏輯捲軸管理員 zh-hant 邏輯磁區管理程式
🔖 Identifiers · 16
AUR package
device-mapper-git, python-lvm, lvm2-git, python2-lvm
Arch Linux package
lvm2, device-mapper
ArchWiki article
LVM, LVM_(Português), LVM_(Español)
Debian stable package
lvm2
Freebase ID
/m/06_zcr
Gentoo Wiki article
LVM, LVM/de, LVM/es, LVM/fr, LVM/it, LVM/hu, LVM/pl, LVM/pt-br, LVM/ru, LVM/zh-cn, LVM/ja, LVM/ko
Gentoo package
sys-fs/lvm2
Man page
lvm.8
NetBSD package ID
sysutils/lvm2
Open Hub ID
lvm2
OpenSUSE package
lvm2-lvmlockd
Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID
15519
Show all 16 identifiers +4
Repology project name
lvm2
SlackBuilds package
system/lvm2-cluster
Source code repository URL
git://sourceware.org/git/lvm2.git
Ubuntu package
lvm2

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🔗 Connections
Operating system 3
Linux, FreeBSD, DragonFly BSD
Copyright license 1
GNU General Public License
Different from 1
logical volume management
Has use 1
logical volume management
Instance of 1
free software
Platform 1
Linux
Replaces 1
Enterprise Volume Management System
Uses 1
device mapper
← Different from 1
logical volume management
← Replaced by 1
Enterprise Volume Management System
← Used by 1
data striping
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Summary

Logical Volume Manager is a free software[1].

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DragonFly BSD FreeBSD free software Linux

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  1. 10d ago · Thanhv2 · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.02.148, 2.02.177, 2.02.176 +241
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.03.38"
  2. 10d ago · Thanhv2 · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.02.148, 2.02.177, 2.02.176 +241
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.03.41"
  3. 10d ago · Thanhv2 · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.02.148, 2.02.177, 2.02.176 +241
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.03.40"
  4. 10d ago · Thanhv2 · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → free software
    Official website → https://www.sourceware.org/lvm2/
    Programming language → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.03.39"
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