For example, an image backup of /home would be much faster (and probably
more useful) than an image backup of the root file system (/).
Different file system types??”Different kinds of file systems have different structures.
File systems of different types must be on their own partitions. In most Linux systems,
you need at least one file system type for / (typically ext3 or reiserfs) and one for your
swap area. File systems on CD-ROM use the iso9660 file system type.
When you create partitions for Linux, you will usually assign the file system type as Linux
native (using the ext2 or ext3 type on some Linux systems, and reiserfs on others). Reasons
to use other types include needing a file system that allows particularly long filenames, large file sizes,
or many inodes (each file consumes an inode).
For example, if you set up a news server, it can use many inodes to store news articles. Another reason
for using a different file system type is to copy an image backup tape from another operating system
to your local disk (such as one from an OS/2 or Minix operating system).
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If you have used only Windows operating systems before, you probably had your whole
hard disk assigned to C: and never thought about partitions. With many Linux systems,
you have the opportunity to view and change the default partitioning based on how you want to use
the system.
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