/ on XFS when installing using LVM

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If one wants to install using LVM (for comfortable file systems resizing) with XFS /, there are 2 options (both very uncomfortable) :

  1. after installation create a new logical volume, format it as XFS, copy content (using tar for example), adapt /etc/fstab and if needed grub configuration.
  2. Install using Ubuntu server and then install ubuntu-mate-core package.

A simple solution can be to replace disk partition utility within installation media/ISO with the one used by Ubuntu Server media/ISO.

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Hi, @ran and welcome to the Ubuntu MATE Community!

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10’x for the warm welcome

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Correct me if I’m wrong but I thought these were added as options when installing the interim release Ubuntu MATE 25.04 “Plucky Puffin”. At least I remember LVM was an option when I checked it out.

Jaymo

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Apparently you’re right :

On “Plucky Puffin” release notes it says “Enhanced advanced partitioning options” (I haven’t checked it since it’s not LTS).

LVM is supported for quite awhile, however when selected / was created as ext4 (no selection, even on “Noble Numbat”).

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