What is the difference between "Linux" and "Linux LVM" partition types?

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Issue

  • We are currently using LVM to manage our disk space. When using fdisk to create a partition, both types work with LVM, i.e. 83 (Linux) or 8e (Linux LVM).
  • What are the advantages of using one over the other?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • LVM

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