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newbie   02-28-2003 at 12:31:19 AM

What are the differences between the partitions in Linux? There're so many options, and I've no idea which one to use.

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poorboy   02-28-2003 at 03:40:25 AM
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There are only a couple of partition types you normally have to consider - "swap" (0x82) and "linux" (0x83). You would format the swap partition with mkswap to create a paging file (virtual memory), an the linux partition can be formatted with your choice of filesystem - eg, ext3, reiserfs, xfs, jfs, or whatever, for normal use.

There are others, but they're usually for more specialised tasks, such as a base for software raid or logical volume management.


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newbie   02-28-2003 at 03:49:07 AM
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I see, is ext3 the most common one?

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poorboy   02-28-2003 at 03:56:46 AM
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Probably, yes. ext3 is a good choice for general use.

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