What Do You Guys Think Of The BSDs?

[blackneos940]

I use every OS out there, as long as it doesn't steal my unborn child (I'm actually still a virgin, giving that 40 year old dude from that movie a run for his money). But, all joking aside, I also use FreeBSD. It's a nice OS, but a little more setup is required... UFS is quite impressive too! How big can a File be under BtrFS, ext2-4, etc.? I like reading up about this stuff..... :3 Thanks for any replies guys. :3

 

[Deleted member 58530]

Perhaps these will help.

Which Linux File System Should You Use?

When formatting partitions on a Linux PC, you’ll see a wide variety of file system options. These options don’t need to be overwhelming. If you’re not sure which Linux file system to use, there’s a simple answer.

www.howtogeek.com

StackPath

 

[dos2unix]

BSD isn't a filesystem. It's an OS (Berkeley Software). It's is much like Linux. I would say 90% of the commands are the same. There are pro's and con's.
Pros...
It is supposed to be faster and more secure than Linux.
Cons...
It has a lot less developers, therefore less software packages, and tends to run a good ways
behind Linux on Xwindows and desktop applications. If you intend to run it as a "headless
server" you probably won't notice much difference.

 

[blackneos940]

BSD isn't a filesystem. It's an OS (Berkeley Software). It's is much like Linux. I would say 90% of the commands are the same. There are pro's and con's.
Pros...
It is supposed to be faster and more secure than Linux.
Cons...
It has a lot less developers, therefore less software packages, and tends to run a good ways
behind Linux on Xwindows and desktop applications. If you intend to run it as a "headless
server" you probably won't notice much difference.

Heheh, I know it's not a File System. What I meant was "what do you guys think of the BSDs, and other File Systems?" But yeah, I triple Boot Ubuntu, Windows, and FreeBSD, and am about to install Debian. So you could say I'm a bit of a fanatic... Also, FreeBSD DOES take a little setup, but I've found it to be similar to Linux, and still faster and more stable than Windows. :3

 

[blackneos940]

Perhaps these will help.

Which Linux File System Should You Use?

When formatting partitions on a Linux PC, you’ll see a wide variety of file system options. These options don’t need to be overwhelming. If you’re not sure which Linux file system to use, there’s a simple answer.

www.howtogeek.com

StackPath

I'll take a look! Thanks! :3 Yeah, I always wondered what all those other File Systems do..... But it's amazing how much Data any of them can hold. :O

 

[alkion]

File System Type	Maximum File Size	Maximum File System Size

btrfs	50 TB	50 TB
ext4	50 TB	50 TB

 

[alkion]

Attribute	ext2	ext3
Maximum file size*	2GB-2TB	2GB-2TB

 

[alkion]

/usr/src/linux/Documentation/filesystems/ext2.txt
filesystems block size: 4kB
filesize limit: 2048GB
filesystem limit: 16384GB
So it follows that on ext2 with 4kB block I can create files about
capacity up to 2TB !!!

 

[blackneos940]

File System Type	Maximum File Size	Maximum File System Size

btrfs	50 TB	50 TB
ext4	50 TB	50 TB

wow... So that's liek about the size of that Black Hole pic they took recently! :3 About 8 TB each! :3

 

[blackneos940]

/usr/src/linux/Documentation/filesystems/ext2.txt
filesystems block size: 4kB
filesize limit: 2048GB
filesystem limit: 16384GB
So it follows that on ext2 with 4kB block I can create files about
capacity up to 2TB !!!

That's incredible!! :3

 

[Vrai]

Heheh, I know it's not a File System. What I meant was "what do you guys think of the BSDs, and other File Systems?" But yeah, I triple Boot Ubuntu, Windows, and FreeBSD, and am about to install Debian. So you could say I'm a bit of a fanatic... Also, FreeBSD DOES take a little setup, but I've found it to be similar to Linux, and still faster and more stable than Windows. :3

The guys on the "BSD Now" podcast used to talk a lot about the ZFS file system.
BSD talk and file system talk all in one place!
I haven't used the ZFS file system but it sounds rather intriguing.
https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/bsdnow/

 

[alkion]

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