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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 30/8/2023
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If you open GParted, you can add a label to a partition by right clicking it. Otherwise you can use e2label from the command line assuming it's an ext2-4 partition.
Thanks, I edited the Label in GParted.
I had previously set the Name in GParted, I guess that's different?
A label is a property of the filesystem, on a particular partition. A name is a property in the GPT, so it resides outside of the filesystem/partition.
In the old days, when we were using MBR disks, we only had labels. The problem with labels is that they can be a bit inconsistent, with some filesystems only offering 11 character labels, some 15, some supporting only upper case (FAT) etc. With GPT disks, the name can be stored in the GPT itself, and has a char limit of 72, which gives more flexibility and consistency, regardless of the actual filesystem in use. But labels are still around for backwards compatibility reasons.
Thanks for the background! It seema labels are still very much in use if that's the way I need to rename a partition so it shows with that label in the UI.
Yes it's different, but not sure what name is used for to be honest.