From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bryan Whitehead Subject: Re: Journaling File Systems... Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 11:19:41 -0700 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3DB98B3D.8010301@jpl.nasa.gov> References: <1035456374.31016.84.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Bryan Simmons Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org Bryan Simmons wrote: > When I first installed Linux in 1998, I don't remember there being any > other file system to use other than Ext2. After 2000, I went a few > years without Linux. This time around, when installing Linux, I noticed > I could use anything from Ext3 to ReiserFS to JFS etc... I steered clear > of these and chose Ext2 because it was all that I knew. Now, after > reading an article on journaling file-systems in Linux Magazine, I am > convinced I need to use this technology on my next system (which should > arrive Friday). > > Here's my question: what would you guys suggest as a good file system > for a client? I use my system for programming, multimedia (home movies, > mp3s, pics, etc...). So far, it seems good to go with Reiser. JFS and > XFS seem like overkill for a client and Ext3 is not efficient enough. > > What are your opinions? I'd recommend XFS. All the Workstations I manage run it without a hitch. Very fast, stable, and xfsdump works. ;) I've also used the features such as growfs to get more room (it works while the FS is mounted). If your using NFS stay away from Reiser. I hear reports all the time that "nfs+reiser is now fixed" but everytime I give it another go it screws up bad.... -- Bryan Whitehead SysAdmin - JPL - Interferometry Systems and Technology Phone: 818 354 2903 driver@jpl.nasa.gov - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs