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Which Partition Types Are Superior?

Posted by Hemos on from the good-question dept.

digitalmonkey2k1 writes: "I am currently planning on running an Apache web server and a small ftp on my pc. There are so many file systems that Linux can support now that I'm not certain what ones should be used for certain features. If anyone knows of a comparison list between them, somthing to give a pro/con method of deciding the best sort of configuration It would be greatly appreciated."

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  1. My preferred partition type is... by mzito · · Score: 5, Funny

    83! It's easy to remember, simple, and comes default in 100% of linux distributions.

    Of course, there are those who are type 82 bigots. I can see how that's important, but with RAM prices so low these days....

    Matt

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  2. Shouldn't be a difficult choice by SumDeusExMachina · · Score: 2, Funny
    When choosing a filesystem, you want to build compatibility into your system, so that you can afford to change your mind later if you want to change the way you do things. With that in mind, I think you would be best off with using NTFS for your filesystem. Not only does it have advanced ACL support and built-in filesystem encryption (which is handy if you are the type to worry about security problems), but it also performs at a very advanced level, literally blowing away such "free" systems such as ext2.

    Best of all, you can fully utilize it under Linux as well as Windows 2000, so if you feel like you would be better off with developing under Windows, you wouldn't have to reformat your whole disk and lose data in the process. Benchmarks have consistently shown that it is an enterprise-class performer.

    Finally, you have to consider reliability in decisions such as these. NTFS just doesn't lose data, which is more than we can say of such "lossy" systems such as ReiserFS. Frankly, I can't even see why people put such "journaling" systems on production machines. All in all, you can't go wrong with NTFS.

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  3. Personally I prefer by A_Non_Moose · · Score: 1, Funny

    the partitions that are 6 ft. or taller with sound proofing so the music I play does not disturb my other coworkers.

    (heh, there is one in every crowd...and yes, that is me they are talking about)

    Ok, go a head and mod this down as funny.

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  4. Some Important Tips to Remember by selectspec · · Score: 4, Funny
    Ok, here are some tips regarding filesystems.

    • Make sure that whatever filesystem you choose runs with 256 colors.
    • Make sure that you pick a filesystem that has SCSI (or you could hold out for Infiniband).
    • Don't use a floppy drive in conjunction with your hard drives (it slows them down.
    • Don't be afraid to run your web server off of swap space only.
    • Mauve servers are faster than gray, but those new black cases are also pretty good.
    • Be sure that you partition your buffer cache correctly
    • Don't forget to check the syslog for any journal entries that XFS, ext3 or Rieser makes.
    • NFS and SMB are the best filesystems because they minimize your local disk space needs and they are the most reliable and efficient.
    • If you're running linux alway use NTFS
    • Put all of your files in just one directory (/) for performance increases.
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  5. Re:Let's not confuse FS and Partition type by dstone · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who comes up with the headline--the poster, or Hemos?

    C) Cowboy Neal

  6. My message of peace by blair1q · · Score: 3, Funny


    Can't we all just thrash along?

    --Blair