foremanguy@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhich file system do you recommend for Linux?message-squaremessage-square134linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhich file system do you recommend for Linux?foremanguy@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square134linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoAnd LVM is more than good enough for occasional snapshots before a major upgrade.
minus-squaresping@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWell lvm makes a shit filesystem and btrfs is useless at volume management.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoLVM creates “block devices” and is FS agnostic. You can install btrfs on an LVM volume if you wanted. Or any other FS for that matter. But since it doesn’t know anything about the FS it can be a bit more cumbersome to modify volumes (especially when shrinking).
And LVM is more than good enough for occasional snapshots before a major upgrade.
What’s lvm like compared to btrfs?
Well lvm makes a shit filesystem and btrfs is useless at volume management.
LVM creates “block devices” and is FS agnostic. You can install btrfs on an LVM volume if you wanted. Or any other FS for that matter.
But since it doesn’t know anything about the FS it can be a bit more cumbersome to modify volumes (especially when shrinking).