[CLUG] ext3

[Peter Flynn]

Robert Heffernan wrote:
> I've just begun to install Redhat 7.2
> I've elected to format and resintall and was thus presented with the option
> of formatting mymain partition
> 
> this is the first time I recall having to make the choice between ext2 and
> ext3 as my filesystem
> 
> given that I know nothing about either I've elected to stick with ext2 but,
> what are the major benifits of both?  Is ext3 merely a new and improved
> filesystem or is it merely for specific purposes, or is it just different
> and equivalent wrt performance?

ext3 is journaling. You need more disk space for it but I read
somewhere recently (/.?) that it is much better than ext2.

///Peter