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    submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    [โ€“] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago (30 children)

    Great take. But you know the real sneaky one that trips you up? File system.

    I wouldn't call myself a beginner, but every time I install a Linux system seriously I see those filesystem choices and have to dig through volumes of turbo-nerd debates on super fine intricacies between them, usually debating their merits in super high-risk critical contexts.

    I still don't come away with knowing which one will be best for me long-term in a practical sense.

    As well as tons of "It ruined my whole system" or "Wrote my SSD to death" FUD that is usually outdated but nevertheless persists.

    Honestly nowadays I just happily throw BTRFS on there because it's included on the install and allows snapshots and rollbacks. EZPZ.

    For everything else, EXT4, and for OS-shared storage, NTFS.

    But it took AGES to arrive to this conclusion. Beginners will have their heads spun at this choice, guaranteed. It's frustrating.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

    I've settled on btrfs a year ago and I'm happy with it. I like the compression and async trim.

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