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Slackware 10.1 what file system would you recommend, ext2 or journaling.
I was advised to use journaling(Especially after the error I had the previous time when I forced my machine to shutdown and that caused the partitioned not to be unmounted on the right way so after the restart I couldn’t load slackware.).
Personally (this is my opinion only - keep this in mind) I like reiserfs. ext3 is a good choice also. I've never used xfs so I can't comment on that but if you really want the *right* filesystem for you do a google on them as there are benchmarks out there. Each filesystem has strenghts and weaknesses depending on what you want to use it for.
if you have children or little ETs or any kind of creature that could (as you said) force a non-normal shutdown, you'd better use a journaling fs. It may get a little slower but it's safer..
Out of interest, Linuxformat mag reviewed all the file systems and found Reiserfs the best for desktop use. I use it with Slackware 10 without any problems.
I'd definitely go for reiserfs or ext3 coz of the reasons mentioned by others. Ext2 is just a pain when there have been power outages etc coz it can take forever to check your file system.
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