Hi all , I am new here,
right now downloading Tumbleweed dvd , and I want install it in dualboot with windows 10.
Which file system is the best ? ( ext4,ext 3, btrfs, xfs )?
And I have laptop Asus x501a, 4gb ram, 2,4 Ghz cpu so I need / partition , swap ( which size?) and for home partition I will use partition from windows ( D disk) ,on C is windows installation
Any other tips ,tricks etc ?
Thx
Marko
DO NOT use a Windows partition for “/home”. This will cause you headaches in the future. The file system structure and permissions for unix file systems is incompatible with Windows file systems.
You can share data between Windows and linux. Put all of your large multimedia files in the Windows data partition. But don’t put “/home” there.
On the other questions, I don’t really have advice. I am mostly using “ext4”. I have one Tumbleweed install with “btrfs” for the root file system. It is working well, but I doubt that I will ever make use of the supposed advantages of “btrfs”. But that’s just me. Your way of using your computer will likely be different.
Hi, welcome.
If you’re not using it at all, remove the parition you refer to as D: from Windows, so that you will have unallocated driver space.
Next, the installer will make a proposition. If you’re not comfortable with filesystems, accept that.
I don’t use btrfs on my laptop, but XFS for both / and /home. In your case, you’ll need a small /boot partition for the UEFI stuff.
For a full multimedia experience you need the addition of the Packman repo.
Ok, thanks for info and advice… I need computer for daily usage, watching movies,etc, browsing ,youtube… no special need , but need fluent,speed and stable os 
I have C partition ( windows installation,system) , D partition ( movies,songs, documents, I will share that partition for linux and windows, ntfs ) , swap partition 4 gb for linux, / partition 100 gb linux and UEFI partition from windows ,because I need dualboot
So XFS is better than ext4 ?
I didn’t say that. Both are excellent.
It is recommended to have a separate Linux file system partition for home it makes upgrades and OS changes easier. You can reduce the Linux root to 40 gig (if BTRFS is used) 30 gig if EXT or XFS is used. That leave 60-70 gig for a home partition. You can share any Windows partition for other data. Under NO circumstance should you use a Windows file system for home.
Note you can have /home live on the root partition but it does make future upgrades potentially harder.