I'd like some partitioning advice...

I like many other beginners made my swap space to big.
I am going to back up my data and repartition for 12.1.
I’ve learned about other partition types/formats XPRAM, DASD, HFS, etc.
I have plenty of ram and use it only for hibernating.

1: How do these different partition types/formats work and
wich is best for my Open Suse system?

On 02/16/2012 08:26 PM, ballsystemlord wrote:
> wich is best for my Open Suse system?

how do you use your openSUSE?

is it a blade server offering up thousands of web pages ever second to
folks all around the world?

or, maybe it is a laptop for a single individual’s use online?

we can’t begin to know what might be best for your needs, until you
tell us…

but, with a home tower and a little netbook i’ve let the install system
make an offer and in all cases so far that was good enough…

in the old days it suggested and i used ext partitions, then ext2, and
then reiserfs, then ext2 and now i use ext4 for root and home, and i
accept its recommendation for a swap…right now i have 1 GB of memory
and 2 for swap…which is probably a little more than i need, but i can
live with it…

how much did you decide was too much?


DD
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For average folk ext4 is currently the best IMHO.

Many of the file systems provided with openSUSE are best suited for a specific environment and use. Here is a summary of the file systems available in openSUSE:
BFS, a historic file system for Be OS without any apparent advantages
BtrFS, a recent invention started at Oracle in 2007, this is an advanced and high performant file system with snapshot ability (just like this:Mac OS X Leopard - Time Machine - YouTube)
CromFS, standing for Compressed ROM File System, is suitable for slower devices with file systems that don’t change (i.e., phones, tablets, etc.)
Read this article on Ext2, Ext3, and Ext4: Linux File Systems: Ext2 vs Ext3 vs Ext4
Minix FS is a historical/hobbyist file system
MSDOS, also known as FAT, is the industry standard for memory cards, flash drives, cameras, etc., but does not support Linux’s special abilities
NTFS is basically just like Ext2, 3, and 4, but without support for Linux’s extended attributes (“special abilities”)
vfat is FAT with support for longer file names

Personally, I am using BtrFS for my root partition (30 GiB), and Ext4 for my /boot partition (500 MiB leaves enough room for about ten kernels), with a swap partition of 1 GiB (same as my RAM) and an Ext4 backup partition of (90 GiB). I would recommend creating a separate partition for your /home directory. All my external drives and media are vfat.

Good luck!

On 2012-02-16 20:26, ballsystemlord wrote:
>
> I like many other beginners made my swap space to big.

What is too big?

> I’ve learned about other partition types/formats XPRAM, DASD, HFS,
> etc.

I never tried them.


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

On Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:36:03 +0000, swerdna wrote:

> For average folk ext4 is currently the best IMHO.

Yes, unless there’s a reason to switch from the default, use the default.

If you (OP) think that there is a reason to switch from the default, you
need to share that with us so we aren’t guessing what you’re trying to do.

Jim


Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
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cbh2000 wrote:
> Many of the file systems provided with openSUSE are best suited for a
> specific environment and use. Here is a summary of the file systems
> available in openSUSE:

An incomplete summary that also includes some dubious entries. Where did
it come from?

> BFS, a historic file system for Be OS without any apparent advantages
> BtrFS, a recent invention started at Oracle in 2007, this is an
> advanced and high performant file system with snapshot ability (just
> like this:‘Mac OS X Leopard - Time Machine - YouTube’
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n055CqFnjyo))

Be careful that you have backups if you use btrfs. Read up on it before
choosing it.

> CromFS, standing for Compressed ROM File System, is suitable for slower
> devices with file systems that don’t change (i.e., phones, tablets,
> etc.)
> Read this article on Ext2, Ext3, and Ext4: ‘Linux File Systems: Ext2 vs
> Ext3 vs Ext4’ (http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2011/05/ext2-ext3-ext4/)
> Minix FS is a historical/hobbyist file system
> MSDOS, also known as FAT, is the industry standard for memory cards,
> flash drives, cameras, etc., but does not support Linux’s special
> abilities
> NTFS is basically just like Ext2, 3, and 4, but without support for
> Linux’s extended attributes (“special abilities”)
> vfat is FAT with support for longer file names

Pity the list doesn’t include the only two that I use:

reiserfs - very reliable filesystem that’s especially quick and
space-efficient with lots and lots of small files, especially with lots
in a directory. Downside is it is no longer developed (though there is
reiser4) but then if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

xfs - reliable, suitable for multi-terabyte filesystems and upwards.
Very active development.

If you want a full list, wkipedia lists 54 filesystems in the kernel:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Linux_file_systems

and the page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems
lists FUSE-based and other non-kernel filesystems as well.

My deffinition of a swap space as being “to big” is one patition sized 24GB.
I think that is to big.
What about LVM ?
My computer is a single hard disk tower computer used for my projects, entertainment
etc.
I use about 150GB for my Open Suse system.
I also use Knoppix for backing up my data (after) I cause a problem.
Knoppix uses reisefs.
Thanks.

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:36:03 +0000, ballsystemlord wrote:

> My deffinition of a swap space as being “to big” is one patition sized
> 24GB.
> I think that is to big.
> What about LVM ?
> My computer is a single hard disk tower computer used for my projects,
> entertainment etc.
> I use about 150GB for my Open Suse system.
> I also use Knoppix for backing up my data (after) I cause a problem.
> Knoppix uses reisefs.

Go with the default ext4. Reiser is no longer supported.

Jim

Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C

On 2012-02-21 21:37, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:36:03 +0000, ballsystemlord wrote:

> Go with the default ext4. Reiser is no longer supported.

That is not completely true, Reiserfs is supported because it appears in
the partitioner.


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:58:06 +0000, Carlos E. R. wrote:

> On 2012-02-21 21:37, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:36:03 +0000, ballsystemlord wrote:
>
>> Go with the default ext4. Reiser is no longer supported.
>
> That is not completely true, Reiserfs is supported because it appears in
> the partitioner.

OK, it’s certainly no longer under development, and ext4 as a default is
still a reasonable choice (if it weren’t, it’s not likely to have been
selected as the default).

Jim


Jim Henderson
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