Sure, it can be useful to anyone,, it has all the features of ext2, but alot
more..
1. it is faster, albiet not hugely so.
2. It handles crashes and resets much better, ususally with no probs at all.
(I have never had any at all.)
3. It doesn't defrag at all, at least not enough to effect anything...
If they are not enough to justify use, I don't know what is..
as to where to get it...
you aleady have it.. when you format your drives in mandrake setup. you can
select reiserFS, instead of ext2..
if you do that, it will do everying else for you...
Thats all there is too it...
(I think there is also ext3, which is a similiar filesystem to
reiserfs...but I have not tried it yet.)
hope this helps
regards
Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles A. Punch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, 8 July 2001 12:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Rules Address for MDK
Subject: Re: [newbie] Logs!!
ranki wrote:
> nope, reiserfs is a replacement for ext2..
>
> its a new type of journaling filesystem...
>
> I am using it on my boxes,, it has some benefits, no defrag, and it
> remembers its good state,
Would reiserfs have any advantage for a single user, or is it for
networking? If so, where can I get it and please share any relevant
info. Does it affect speed at all?
My desktop box in it's current state runs pretty well (1.2ghz and 512
mb), but my laptop only has 80 mb of ram and is sharing 2gb with
windows. It is actually pretty fast considering, but I am spoiled by my
desktop and I am looking for anything that may speed it up.
ShalomOut
Chal
Registered Linux user #217118
Windows eats itself
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