Which is the best Linux filesystem for using Linux as a desktop?
What is the best filesystem to use when using Linux as a desktop
operating system?
Use ext3.
Some more info
* ext2: it is THE Linux fs, I mean, the one that was specifically designed for linux (influenced by ext and Berkeley FFS). Pro: fast; Cons: not journalized (long fsck).
* ext3: the natural ext2 extension. Pro: compatible with ext2, journalized; Cons: slower than ext2, as many competitors, obsolete today.
* ext4: the last extension of the ext family. Pro: ascending-compatibility with ext3, big size; good read performance; cons: a bit too recent to know?
* jfs: IBM AIX FS ported to Linux. Pro: mature, fast, light and reliable, big size; Cons: still developed?
* xfs: SGI IRIX FS ported to Linux. Pro: very mature and reliable, good average performance, big size, many tools (such as a defragmenter); Cons: none as far as I know.
* reiserfs: alternative to ext2/3 file-system on linux. Pro: fast for small files; Cons: still developed?
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