Why I Didn’t Convert My Primary Workstation to BtrFS
When I started writing this series about the BtrFS filesystem, I fully intended to migrate my primary workstation from EXT4 so that I could get...
Converting to BtrFS — Episode 5
The previous step in conversion of my main test computer from EXT4 filesystems on a Logical Volume Manager (LVM) base, to BtrFS is complete. It...
Introduction to the BtrFS Filesystem
Over the nearly 30 years I have been using Linux, the default filesystem for Red Hat Linux (not RHEL) and Fedora, the EXT series of...
The Truth About Disk Fragmentation
Modern Linux filesystems make defragmentation irrelevant for most of us.
Converting to BtrFS — Episode 4
In the 3rd episode of this series, I used the btrfs-convert command to convert the EXT4 filesystem on an LVM base to BtrFS on LVM....
Everything you never wanted to know about the /etc/fstab File
Mounting of filesystems during the startup process is managed by the /etc/fstab configuration file.
Fedora 43 — A Second Look
I've been using Fedora 43 for a little over 3 days, since Tuesday, and I'm quite happy with it on all my systems. However, I've...