On Saturday 16 March 2002 04:18 am, Aryan Ameri wrote:
> I don't know what file system to use. I am willing to install my
> Linux on my desktop computer. I don't want it to be secure. nor I
> want it to give me back up options, nor do I use RAID. I just want
> the fastest File system and I want it to be stable enough ( not
> that much stable, any thing more stable than FAT will suite me). If
> possible please also give me a list of File systems that are
> available with version 8.2 and please tell me which one best suit
> my needs. Linux Registered user # 266090
> Aryan
If you do an expert install, there's too many filesystem types
to list ;) I believe you'll want a journaling FS, and that ReiserFS
and XFS are the two most recommended. I've been using ReiserFS for
over a year an' half without ever a problem. It's fast, stable, and
recovers quickly and easily from improper shutdowns.
A month or so ago when I got 8.2b2 CD's I thought I'd try XFS
since it's gettin the best recommends lately. I only used it for 2
days. On my system XFS was slightly slower than ReiserFS, and I had
a few problems which I suspected were FS related. Specially recovery
from an improper shutdown (on purpose). I didn't bother getting to
the bottom of it tho. I just went back to my good'ol tried and true
ReiserFS. In fairness tho, I like many (but not most), install Linux
in one big '/' partition which may have caused ill affects for XFS.
It doesn't with ReiserFS.
'Course this is just my experience. Civileme has done extensive
FS testing on various hardware. Search the newbie and expert mailing
list archives and look for his posts related to filesystems.
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3 (look down towards
the bottom of the page). I believe a fair summary is he favors XFS.
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