On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 08:28:37AM -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Javier Barroso put forth on 4/26/2010 6:56 AM: > > > Hello Stan, > > > > Why Debian Installer doesn't change its default filesystem to xfs if > > it is better than ext3 / ext4? I think always is better stick to > > defaults if it is possible > > > > Thanks for your explications ! > > If one disk filesystem was better than all the others in all ways, then > Linus would only allow one FS in the kernel tree. As of 2.6.33 there are no > less than 7 stable primary disk filesystems offered in the kernel. Your > question is a bit simplistic, and not really valid. There is no single > "perfect" filesystem. IMO, for servers anyway, XFS is pretty close. > > Newbies _should_ always stick to defaults. Experts install with expert > mode, and choose exactly what they want/need. > > I didn't write the Debian installer so I can't tell you why EXT is the > default. I can only speculate. Thankfully the installer offers us expert > mode so we can do whatever we want. In this regard, I guess the Debian team > considers EXT the best choice for non-experts. > If I'm right that EXT3 has superior resilience to power loss (see my othe post in this thread) , then that fact alone makes it a good choice for default filesystem. Many/most users don't run a UPS and sudden unexpected power loss is a real possibility for them.
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