XFS

[Collins]

On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 10:25:23 -0600 "Glenn Williams" <n0hn at abq-nm.com>
wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry McBride" <mcbrides9 at comcast.net>
> To: <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:15 PM
> Subject: Re: XFS
> 
> 
> > On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 11:37:09 -0600 Glenn Williams
> > <n0hn at abq-nm.com>
> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > > I can (and will) read some info about XFS on the Internet, but I
> > > am
> more
> > > interested in hearing reasons for that choice from group
> > > memebers.
> 
> 
> Thanks to Jerry and all the others who reponded to my request.  I
> got a lot of useful opinions and information.  I also printed out
> and read the XFS blurb from the CGI site.
> 
> Yesterday I did the default SuSE 8.0 Pro installation on an older
> machine, and the ext3 fs was installed.
> 
> Today I plan to do a manual install on a PIII - 1 Gig machine, and I
> will install ext3 and then convert to XFS this time, once I've
> learned more about the conversion process and the kernel patch.
> 
> Thanks to all.
> 

Do your manual install with gentoo and you can get it all in one
whack.  gentoo has xfs support built in to the installer, and you can
come up in xfs from the get go.

It depends on how impatient you are.  

One of the mega distros will get you to a fully functional system
quicker, but then you have all the baggage they provide.


-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area - WWTLRD?
gentoo(since 01/01/01) 2.4.17+ xfce-sylpheed-dillo-opera