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How To Move Your Linux Systems To ext4
LinucksGirl writes "Ext4 is the latest in a long line of Linux file systems, and it's likely to be as important and popular as its predecessors. As a Linux system administrator, you should be aware of the advantages, disadvantages, and basic steps for migrating to ext4. This article explains when to adopt ext4, how to adapt traditional file system maintenance tool usage to ext4, and how to get the most out of the file system."
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Reiser4 will absolutely kill ext4.[/badtastedaemon]
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Instead of waiting a few years, go to your local computer store. They should have terabyte drives now.
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Because nobody on Slashdot knows that primary filesystem used on Linux is called Ext3 and we're too stupid to figure out what Ext4 might be. Come on.
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It's like ext2 times two, stupid.
From what I've read, Reiser4 completely kills Ext4 in performance... then it disposes of ext4's kernel module, removes one of its redundant drives, and then cleans the free space left on its array.
My Linux box goes to ext11.
All you young kids want these days is a faster, more convenient fsck.. What about the old days where fscking was about the technique, not the speed or the size...
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But it is too verbose, and that ends up being a problem.
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Perhaps you should try prm (pansy rm) or psh (pansy shell).
I can tell you're a slashdotter. When most people fsck they want it to last as long as possible.
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I'm just happy when it's done for me, and I don't have to handle it manually. When fscking fails at the beginning, it can ruin your whole day if you're not an expert.
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How would you know? It's as if the old Ext4 system just... vanished.
Even if you found a platter under the front seat.
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No kidding. Sometimes I'm just not into fscking either, but if you're failing at the beginning, you may want to call an expert.
Usually my problem is that my fsck gets a "fsck-completed-normally", when the media is really only half fscked.
But don't worry -- fscking takes practice. If you got a quality media, you can half-fsck it many times before the media fails completely.
May I also suggest fscking aids? There are many tools on the market that can help when your fscking routinely fails doesn't complete. They're usually lightweight and easy to use, and can help to save your media from getting fscked elsewhere.
As you said, when all else fails, sometimes you really do just need to handle it manually.
You obviously haven't been married ;)
You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.
You apparently didn't get the whole picture. It's not about single files - Reiser4 is just a better choice for partitioning your wife.