On Wednesday 07 December 2005 02:20, Terry Liittschwager wrote: > Under MS Windows - and MS DOS for that matter - it was advisable to > regularly run a disk defragmentation utility. Is that a concern for Linux > file systems?
Depends on the file system. If you use ext2, ext3, ReiserFS or XFS it's not necessary. If you use IBMs JFS (not likely) it's recommended. Linux runs on a wide variety of file systems, most of them arcane. But "real" linux file systems keeps fragmentation below 1-2%. Mandriva defaults to ext3, but many (including me) prefer the ReiserFS. You can make your choice early in the install process. If you run a dual-boot system with a fragile OS it's wise to create a shared partition in between the two systems with a FAT32 file system in order to have read/write access from both. When defragging that partition, use the 'fraggin' system. Kaj Haulrich. -- ***Sent from a 100% Microsoft-free PC*** ***Running Linux (Mandriva 2006)***
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