Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics

From	Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux
Subject	Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics
Date	2018-09-23 14:52 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<slrnpqfa5m.6s3.dan@xps-linux.djph.net> (permalink)
References	(3 earlier) <po5sui$6le$1@dont-email.me> <po5uet$jc0$1@news.mixmin.net> <po746n$au9$1@dont-email.me> <po841r$kaa$1@news.mixmin.net> <po877u$101$1@dont-email.me>

Show all headers | View raw

Aragorn wrote:
> On Sunday 23 September 2018 15:22, Arlen H. Holder conveyed the 
> following to alt.os.linux...
>
>> Do you think we could boot to the Mac (so we use the Mac GUI) and
>> access the Linux partition of a dual boot Mac/Ubuntu desktop?
>
> [...]
> These are the filesystem types that are all supported by the upstream 
> Linux kernel as suitable for installing a GNU/Linux system on:
>
>   - ext2 (deprecated, but still functional)
>   - ext3
>   - ext4
>   - btrfs
>   - reiserfs (i.e. version 3 ─ reiser4 is not natively supported)
>   - XFS
>   - JFS
>   - F2FS
>
> Now, to the best of my knowledge, Ubuntu does allow one to choose what 
> partitioning layout and what filesystems to use during installation, but 
> I don't know what the default filesystem choice would be if the user 
> doesn't specify anything consciously.  I suspect that it would be ext4, 
> but it could just as easily be btrfs these days.  

LTS versions 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 have all defaulted to ext4.  I
imagine the non-lts versions do the same, but I don't ever use them.
btrfs is gaining popularity, but as of yet hasn't taken over as "the
default".

> [...] What I DO NOT know is whether macOS has a similar driver
> available, nor what other filesystems it supports besides the
> Apple-specific filesystems and perhaps FAT/FAT32/exFAT..

Quick google came up with this article[1] from 2014.  Given it's the
first hit for "macos filesystem support"; I imagine it's still an
accurate represenation of the state of things.

Short version is -> native support is HFS+, FAT32, or exFAT (all rw); or
ro for NTFS.  You can get additional drivers for NTFS (ntfs-3g), ext2/3,
or sshfs.  

I would imagine that in the intervening time, the ext2/3 driver has also
added support for ext4. 

[1]https://www.macworld.com/article/2855038/how-to-mount-and-manage-non-native-file-systems-in-os-x-with-fuse.html

-- 
|_|O|_| Registered Linux user #585947
|_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert
|O|O|O| PGP: 05CA 9A50 3F2E 1335 4DC5  4AEE 8E11 DDF3 1279 A281

Thread

Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 19:14 +0000
  Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2018-09-21 12:31 -0700
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 19:43 +0000
  Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2018-09-21 21:42 +0200
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 20:06 +0000
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-21 20:10 +0000
      Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 20:21 +0000
        Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-21 21:56 +0000
          Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 01:31 +0000
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Danny DeVito <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-22 00:59 -0400
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 12:29 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-22 21:14 -0500
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2018-09-22 21:31 -0500
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2018-09-22 23:20 -0500
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-22 03:22 -0500
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 12:08 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-22 21:05 -0500
  Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-22 04:10 +0200
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 03:40 +0000
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-09-21 23:41 -0400
      Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 14:11 +0000
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 16:35 +0000
      Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-22 19:08 +0200
        Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 17:34 +0000
          Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-23 06:18 +0200
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-23 13:22 +0000
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-23 16:16 +0200
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-23 14:52 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-23 15:25 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-24 00:34 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-24 03:15 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-24 05:54 +0200
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-09-24 05:08 -0400
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-24 10:30 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-24 11:35 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-24 12:09 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-24 13:00 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2018-09-24 21:17 +0000
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-23 14:43 -0500
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-23 19:55 +0000
        Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-22 19:55 +0000
          Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 20:19 +0000
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-22 21:20 -0500
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-23 06:26 +0200
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-23 12:50 +0000
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-23 13:55 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-23 14:40 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-23 15:39 +0000
      Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 20:39 +0000
        Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-25 03:38 +0000
          Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-25 07:33 +0200
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-25 15:48 +0000
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-26 01:09 +0200
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-26 00:07 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-26 00:17 +0000

csiph-web