On 01/02/17 03:23 AM, Dennis Wicks wrote:
I am going to install some more disks and I was wondering which file
system to use.
I have several ext? and a few with Reiserfs. Is there a better choice
than Reiser now? Also, is there any way to convert from my existing fs
to the recommended one?
BTW, I am running "Debian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)" on 686-pae.
Many TIA!
Dennis
Haven't used Reiser since he was charged with murder. It used to have
some advantages but they have long since been obviated.
BTRFS will become the default choice at some point but the last time I
checked, it was still a lot slower than ext4.
I avoid LVM because I don't see any point in adding complexity to a
system when you don't need to. Unless you are constantly fiddling with
partitions, you don't need it.
However if you have a multi-disk system, I suggest using software RAID
(mdadm) to provide some safety against disk failure. I use RAID6 on
servers and either RAID1 or RAID5 on workstations. Disks are cheap
enough these days that I don't see any need to worry about disk failures.
Finally, I recommend using an SSD for your system drive. The extra speed
is worth it on workstations. However I always use RAID for /home and
network shares.