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Re: What file system to use?

From Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: What file system to use?
Date 2017-02-01 11:20 +0100
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Dennis Wicks:
>
> I am going to install some more disks and I was wondering which file system
> to use.

Use ext4 unless you have special requirements. I would always use LVM as
well because it makes partitioning a lot easier.

> I have several ext? and a few with Reiserfs. Is there a better choice than
> Reiser now?

Probably every filesystem which is merged into the mainline kernel. I
would (still) stay away from BTRFS with jessie.

> Also, is there any way to convert from my existing fs to the
> recommended one?

Sorry, don't know that. You can always copy/rsync, of course.

J.
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What file system to use? Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> - 2017-02-01 09:30 +0100
  Re: What file system to use? "John L. Ries" <jries@salford-systems.com> - 2017-02-01 09:40 +0100
    Re: What file system to use? solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-02-01 09:50 +0100
  Re: What file system to use? Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> - 2017-02-01 11:20 +0100
  Re: What file system to use? Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2017-02-01 13:30 +0100
    Re: What file system to use? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-02-01 14:40 +0100
  Re: What file system to use? Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2017-02-01 23:40 +0100
    Re: What file system to use? Roba <roba@openmailbox.org> - 2017-02-02 01:20 +0100
      Re: What file system to use? Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2017-02-02 03:10 +0100
        Re: What file system to use? Ken Heard <kenslists@teksavvy.com> - 2017-02-02 09:20 +0100
          Re: What file system to use? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-02-02 21:10 +0100
            Re: What file system to use? Ken Heard <kenslists@teksavvy.com> - 2017-02-03 05:30 +0100
          Re: What file system to use? Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2017-02-03 15:20 +0100
      Re: What file system to use? Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2017-02-02 11:10 +0100

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