Just a simple question : Which file system do you recommend for Linux? Ext4…?

EDIT : Thanks to everyone who commented, I think I will try btrfs on my root partition and keep ext4 for my home directory 😃

      • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        File system is a core component of any electronic system. Even if it’s just 1% less stable than other ones, it’s still less stable. Maybe it’s faster in some cases and supports better backups but ehh idk if it’s worth it. Losing documents is something you probably want to avoid at all costs

        • 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de
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          7 months ago

          Yeah, but it isn’t noticeably “less stable” if at all anymore* unless you mean stable as in “essentially in maintenance mode”, and clearly good enough for SLES to make it the default. Stop spreading outdated FUD and make backups regularly if you care about your documents (ext4 won’t save you from disk failure either which is probably the more likely scenario).

          * not talking about the RAID 5/6 modes, but those are explicitly marked unstable

          • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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            7 months ago

            My short BTRFS history

            1. Installed on a 1TB NVME
            2. used for 2 years
            3. Rebased my system a ton, used rpm-ostree a ton (which uses BTRFS for the snapshots I think?)
            4. Physically broke the SSD by bending (lol used a silicon cooler pad but it bent it) which resulted in hardware crashes
            5. With dd barely managed to get all the data onto a 1TB SATA SSD
            6. dd-ed the SATA SSD onto a 2TB NVME
            7. deleted and restored the MBR, resized the BTRFS partition to max, resized the BTRFS filesystem to max, balanced it

            Still works, never had a single failure

    • Mereo@lemmy.ca
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      7 months ago

      I disagree. My partition is ext4, but Timeshift saved my ass when an upgrade went wrong. I just had to restore the system from a previous snapshot taken before the upgrade.

      • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        Of course updates can break stuff. What I don’t understand is why would you intentionally go for a less stable FS that can break and corrupt all files? It’s especially bad on old machines with limited space where full backups are not possible

            • kurcatovium@lemm.eeEnglish
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              7 months ago

              I’m running it for over 3 years as complete linux moron with no issues whatsoever. It was default in openSUSE and its automatic snapshot feature saved my ass multiple times. I’ve heard everyone saying ext4 is super stable and I should use it, but I went with default and can’t complain.