Re: FAT32 vs NTFS, can Linux be used under NTFS?
Phil....@familynet-international.net
By: J.O. Aho to Aragorn on Sun Nov 15 2009 09:26:18
> >> You should never use vfat as the file system to install Linux on (even
I do not use vfat any more because its so out dated!
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Phil....@familynet-international.net
> From: RodMcKay <NoJun...@No.com>
>
> I'm confused, I was told initially that Linux had to be put on a system
> that was formatted to FAT32. Yet I've seen posts about Linux under NTFS.
> One of the main reasons I've not switched from Windows to Linux, besides
> tons of Windows programs I use and learning curve, was precisely because of
> the file size issue re FAT32. I now have a hdd of 200 gigs and an attached
> external drive of 500 gigs so that was a huge deterrent.
>
> But I can't get a definitive answer when googling, it seems. Can Linux be
> used with NTFS so that we can have our large drives?
>
Why do you use ext2 or ext3?