what kind of file system is Linux using?

what kind of file system is Linux using?

[Ned]

Hi all,

thank you for the answers on the putty question which was actually a windows question, but I mnew that some of you have delt with it, so ... it worked.
Now I got deck talk express with a serial cable, and need to make a partition for Linux on my HD. What file system to use? fat32 or ntfs?
How large should the partition be (ment only for the OS, no other data)?
When I do partitioning, what's the next step I need to take?

Many thanks!
Ned

Re: what kind of file system is Linux using?

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.  Linux can use several possible file systems.  Now days, the default
is usually ext3.  You should probably just leave the space you plan to
use for Linux as free space and let your Linux installer create the
partition and file system.

Hope this helps.
          Kenny

On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 11:19:10AM -0700, Ned wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> thank you for the answers on the putty question which was actually a windows question, but I mnew that some of you have delt with it, so ... it worked.
> Now I got deck talk express with a serial cable, and need to make a partition for Linux on my HD. What file system to use? fat32 or ntfs?
> How large should the partition be (ment only for the OS, no other data)?
> When I do partitioning, what's the next step I need to take?
> 
> Many thanks!
> Ned
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

Re: what kind of file system is Linux using?

[Sean McMahon]

On the same subject, is there a file system howto?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny@hittsjunk.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: what kind of file system is Linux using?


> Hi.  Linux can use several possible file systems.  Now days, the default
> is usually ext3.  You should probably just leave the space you plan to
> use for Linux as free space and let your Linux installer create the
> partition and file system.
>
> Hope this helps.
>           Kenny
>
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 11:19:10AM -0700, Ned wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > thank you for the answers on the putty question which was actually a windows
question, but I mnew that some of you have delt with it, so ... it worked.
> > Now I got deck talk express with a serial cable, and need to make a
partition for Linux on my HD. What file system to use? fat32 or ntfs?
> > How large should the partition be (ment only for the OS, no other data)?
> > When I do partitioning, what's the next step I need to take?
> >
> > Many thanks!
> > Ned
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

Re: what kind of file system is Linux using?

[Igor Gueths]

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Yeah there's one on tldp.org. 
On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 12:23:56PM -0700, Sean McMahon wrote:
> On the same subject, is there a file system howto?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny@hittsjunk.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: what kind of file system is Linux using?
> 
> 
> > Hi.  Linux can use several possible file systems.  Now days, the default
> > is usually ext3.  You should probably just leave the space you plan to
> > use for Linux as free space and let your Linux installer create the
> > partition and file system.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >           Kenny
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 11:19:10AM -0700, Ned wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > thank you for the answers on the putty question which was actually a windows
> question, but I mnew that some of you have delt with it, so ... it worked.
> > > Now I got deck talk express with a serial cable, and need to make a
> partition for Linux on my HD. What file system to use? fat32 or ntfs?
> > > How large should the partition be (ment only for the OS, no other data)?
> > > When I do partitioning, what's the next step I need to take?
> > >
> > > Many thanks!
> > > Ned
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Speakup mailing list
> > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 
> 
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Re: what kind of file system is Linux using?

[Ned]

Well, I am about to install XP Pro and it offers fat32 and ntfs options. I
wouldnt go with Linux first since I know nothing about it and know nobody
around who is into it.
This whole thing about Linux and speakup is unclear to me -- 
first install Linux and then compile speakup with its compiler?

Many thanks.
Ned

Re: what kind of file system is Linux using?

[Glenn at home]

I am using both XP pro & Debian on 2 different computers.
But I have found that I am quite glad that I installed XP on FAT32 instead 
of NTFS, as I can boot to a win98 floppy, and still do DOS stuff.
You could not do this with XP on NTFS, or at least not very easily, and then 
only in a limited fashion.
Glenn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ned" <ngranic@cox.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: what kind of file system is Linux using?


Well, I am about to install XP Pro and it offers fat32 and ntfs options. I
wouldnt go with Linux first since I know nothing about it and know nobody
around who is into it.
This whole thing about Linux and speakup is unclear to me -- 
first install Linux and then compile speakup with its compiler?

Many thanks.
Ned



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