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_Sigma
_Sigma
Alright, i'm taking the plunge, and i'm installing Mandrivia Linux LE 2005 on a seperate HDD. Now, I created a 75gig partion with Acronis Disk Director for it. Now, what file system do I want? NTFS? EXT3? EXT2? Anyhelp ASAP would be awesome! Cheers! //edit: Oh, I tried to let the installer for linux format the partion, but it didn't know how to handle a partion with no file system :P
WilyCoder
WilyCoder
I'd say EXT3, but I'm sure there are some ppl in here who would suggest Reiser....

EXT3 is journaled, compared to EXT2 which is not.

mke2fs -j /dev/hda1

:)
jfclavette
jfclavette
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Original post by _Sigma
Alright, i'm taking the plunge, and i'm installing Mandrivia Linux LE 2005 on a seperate HDD. Now, I created a 75gig partion with Acronis Disk Director for it. Now, what file system do I want? NTFS? EXT3? EXT2? Anyhelp ASAP would be awesome!

Cheers!

//edit:
Oh, I tried to let the installer for linux format the partion, but it didn't know how to handle a partion with no file system :P


Why don't you partition straight from the installer ? That being said, EXT3 and ReiserFS are your best bets.
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gumpy
gumpy
i suggest either ext3 or ReiserFS.
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_Sigma
_Sigma
kape thanks.
_Sigma
_Sigma
actually, which is better? do either have any pros or cons?
Sneftel
Sneftel
They're both good, but for everyday use I'd prefer ext3 slightly, simply because it's interoperable with ext2 tools.
_Sigma
_Sigma
so ext3 is what I should do then?
python_regious
python_regious
ReiserFS is faster when accessing lots of small files. However, it is less stable. You'll never have a problem with an ext3 filesystem, but I have heard of people having problems with a reiserfs filesystem...

It all depends what you want. I personally run ext3, for no particular reason.
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doynax
doynax
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Original post by Richy2k
ReiserFS if you are gonna end up having lots of small files (most likely). XFS if you are gonna have lots of large files (unlikely). ext3 if you are unsure.
I thought XFS was a proprietary IRIX filesystem. Then maybe I can finally manage to get some files off of my old SGI machine.
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Doc
Doc
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Original post by python_regious
ReiserFS is faster when accessing lots of small files. However, it is less stable. You'll never have a problem with an ext3 filesystem, but I have heard of people having problems with a reiserfs filesystem...

It all depends what you want. I personally run ext3, for no particular reason.


I don't know. ReiserFS 3 is pretty solid, from my experience. It's what I use. ReiserFS 4 is possibly less so, as it's not in the mainline kernel and hasn't been tested as much.

Ext3 is as good a place as any to start, though.
c-gibson-s
c-gibson-s
I've had a rough time with ReiserFS...I personally suggest ext3. The only reason I suggest that over ext2 is because 3 is journaled.
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Will F
Will F
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Original post by Doc
ReiserFS 4 is possibly less so, as it's not in the mainline kernel and hasn't been tested as much.


The ReiserFS page has this to say:
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We must caution that just as Linux 2.6 is not yet as stable as Linux 2.4, it will also be some substantial time before V4 is as stable as V3.


Also from that page, it's interesting to find out that Reiser4's primary sponsor is DARPA.
H_o_p_s
H_o_p_s
I'm another ext3 proponent. Thats what I have for my linux HD.
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