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Ext 3 vs NTFS
lazygamer:
So Ext 3 vs NTFS, what are the pros and cons/how do they compare?
Unrelated to this, I had a question about Linux. The GUI in Linux is only a graphical shell and not the OS right? So any program that could be ran from the GUI could be ran from the command prompt, correct?
Also, is the Linux command line basically a far more stable, faster, and more complex/powerful modern day DOS?(I know DOS ripped off Unix, but that's not the point here)
flap:
quote:The GUI in Linux is only a graphical shell and not the OS right? So any program that could be ran from the GUI could be ran from the command prompt, correct?
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Well X is just another layer of software running on top of the OS, yes. You can use a Unix based system without X running, or even installed. But no, you can't run X applications without X. How could Mozilla/Gimp/xterm etc. run in text mode?
quote:Also, is the Linux command line basically a far more stable, faster, and more complex/powerful modern day DOS?(I know DOS ripped off Unix, but that's not the point here)
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Well the command line is just a shell/interface to the OS as well; it's still not the operating system. DOS is an operating system; not just a command shell. As is the Unix command shell. I think you're comparing Unix to DOS because (without X running) they "look the same", which doesn't really make sense.
But I suppose you could say that the Unix shell is a more functional, complex etc. version of the DOS shell. And further you could say that the Unix OS is a more complex etc. version of DOS.
[ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: flap ]
Pantso:
What flap wrote is right. I would also like to add that despite some very superficial similarities between the DOS command line and the *NIX one, nothing's similar. The Unix command line is FAR more flaxible and powerful than the DOS one. For example the 'ls' command, which is similar to the 'dir' one in DOS has 48 options etc!
Now, about the filesystems, I'll have to do some googling to give you more detailed info.
suselinux:
right now with most distros you can modify an ext3 safely but you cant change the size of a rieserfs without POSSIBLE damage.
I think Rieserfs is supposed to be the NTFS of *nix/linux
Master of Reality:
quote:Originally posted by suselinux:
right now with most distros you can modify an ext3 safely but you cant change the size of a rieserfs without POSSIBLE damage.
I think Rieserfs is supposed to be the NTFS of *nix/linux
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erm.. no, NTFS and reiserFS are not any way related.
I'm not sure much of the differences between NTFS and Ext.3. Is NTFS journalling like Ext3? Does NTFS require defragmentation? Ext3 doesnt get fragmented nearly enought to require that.
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