| Package | Local Description (use.local.desc) | Metadata Description (metadata.xml) |
|---|---|---|
| sys-fs/lvm2 | Build all of LVM2 including daemons and tools like lvchange, not just the device-mapper library (for other packages to use). If your system uses LVM2 for managing disks and partitions, enable this flag. | Build all of LVM2 including daemons and tools like lvchange, not just the device-mapper library (for other packages to use). If your system uses LVM2 for managing disks and partitions, enable this flag. |
| net-analyzer/fem-nagios-plugins | - | add plugins check_vg_size check_lvm_cache |
| app-backup/snapper | Enable LVM thinprovisioned snapshots support sys-fs/lvm2 | Enable LVM thinprovisioned snapshots support <pkg>sys-fs/lvm2</pkg> |
| app-emulation/libvirt | Allow using the Logical Volume Manager (sys-fs/lvm2) as pool for disk image storage | Allow using the Logical Volume Manager (<pkg>sys-fs/lvm2</pkg>) as pool for disk image storage |
| app-emulation/virtualbox | Build VBoxVolInfo that needs devicemapper from sys-fs/lvm2. | Build VBoxVolInfo that needs devicemapper from <pkg>sys-fs/lvm2</pkg>. |
| app-emulation/virtualbox-kvm | Build VBoxVolInfo that needs devicemapper from sys-fs/lvm2. | Build VBoxVolInfo that needs devicemapper from <pkg>sys-fs/lvm2</pkg>. |
| dev-util/schroot | Enable support for chroots using LVM snapshots | Enable support for chroots using LVM snapshots |
| sys-fs/udisks | Add support for Logical Volume Management via sys-fs/lvm2 | Add support for Logical Volume Management via <pkg>sys-fs/lvm2</pkg> |
| sys-libs/libblockdev | Enable support for Logical Volume Management via sys-fs/lvm2. | Enable support for Logical Volume Management via <pkg>sys-fs/lvm2</pkg>. |
| sys-fs/climount | - | Installs lvm as a dependency (doesn't affect compile); only needed if working on lvm devices |
| sys-libs/udisks | - | - |