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diff --git a/metadata/news/2022-11-19-lvm2-default-USE-flags/2022-11-19-lvm2-default-USE-flags.en.txt b/metadata/news/2022-11-19-lvm2-default-USE-flags/2022-11-19-lvm2-default-USE-flags.en.txt index b3edf5d5171e..9be28307ba59 100644 --- a/metadata/news/2022-11-19-lvm2-default-USE-flags/2022-11-19-lvm2-default-USE-flags.en.txt +++ b/metadata/news/2022-11-19-lvm2-default-USE-flags/2022-11-19-lvm2-default-USE-flags.en.txt @@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ you will lose LVM2 (but not device-mapper!) functionality, so enable it in your config if your boot configuration depends on it or if you depend on any of the lvm2-* daemons. +If you use LVM2 for any partitions, or if you use tools like 'lvchange', you +should enable USE=lvm. + Furthermore, we have considered other default enabled USE flags too, and have come to the conclusion that USE=+thin makes even less sense than USE=+lvm. Thin-provisioned LVM volumes are an important use case in certain VM hosting @@ -26,5 +29,6 @@ scenarios, but unlikely to be relevant for the large majority of Gentoo users. In summary: - Enable USE="lvm" if you use lvm2 (but not needed for device-mapper) as described above. + This includes using LVM for any partitions. - Enable USE="lvm thin" if you use thin as described above. - If you don't know what LVM2 is, you don't need to take any action. |