ext2, ext3 or reiser FS
 

slackware 10.0 install asked me which file system i wanted.

ext2 - fast and stable it said
ext3 - same as ext2 but with journaling capabilities
reiser - journaling with a tree like structure

it's just a workstation, nothing special.
maybe i'll run apache or ftp, but thats about it.

so i chose ext2, bad or good?

thanks...

Well, like it said, ext2 is not journalled, so that makes it more difficult to recover the filesystem after a crash or power outage. I've never had a problem with Reiser and very few with ext3, so I'd go with one of those.

Go with ext3. reisers has some issues with security and permissions

If you are running Slackware, I suggest you go with what Patrick makes the default: reiser

FWIW that's what I do, and at least for me I haven't had any issues. -- J.W.

yeah if ur computer shutsdown unexpectedly while u have ext2 then most probably it wont startups again

i choose reiserfs also and havent had any problems

Another vote for reiser. But the important thing is to not use ext2, really, and you can switch to ext3 with a simple tune2fs -j, IIRC.

I like ext3 the best. I've had no problems and I am very happy with it.

Another ext3 vote, simpler than reiser and it gets the job done well.

with reiser, if you format, does it completely wipe out the harddrive? If not how would you completely wipe it out?

I go ext3 all the way