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1.2. The EVMS user interfaces

There are currently three user interfaces available for EVMS: graphical (GUI), text mode (Ncurses), and the Command Line Interpreter (CLI). Additionally, you can use the EVMS Application Programming Interface to implement your own customized user interface.

Table 1-1 tells more about each of the EVMS user interfaces.

Table 1-1. EVMS user interfaces

User interface	Typical user	Types of use	Function
GUI	All	All uses except automation	Allows you to choose from available options only, instead of having to sort through all the options, including ones that are not available at that point in the process.
Ncurses	Users who don't have GTK libraries or X Window Systems on their machines	All uses except automation	Allows you to choose from available options only, instead of having to sort through all the options, including ones that are not available at that point in the process.
Command Line	Expert	All uses	Allows easy automation of tasks

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