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PySDM is a PyGTK Storage Device Manager that allows full customization of hard disk mountpoints whitout manually access to fstab. It also allows the creation of udev rules for dynamic configuration of storage devices
Pysdm Features

PyGTK graphical interface

Management of fstab file

  • Partition autodetection
  • Automated configuration for new devices
  • Filesystem-dependent options. ext2, ext3, fat, ntfs, reiserfs, swap and xfs supported now, more coming soon… :)
  • Mounting management

Hotpluging

  • udev rules management
  • Device naming
  • Permission assignement

internationalization and localization support

Install pysdm in Ubuntu

Run the following command from terminal

sudo apt-get install pysdm

This will complete the installation

Using Pysdm

Open pysdm from System--->Administration--->Storage Device Manager

Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen here select your partitions

Once you selected your partition you will be prompted for configuration click ok

The file systems mounting configurator

The udev rules maker

New udev rule screen


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