Is BTRFS the Best Linux Desktop Filesystem?
Steve Builds (Tech)
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In the past I installed Omarchy with EXT4, but I just made the switch to BTRFS. It has snapshots, compression, and it can run a whole lot of docker containers! Links below: Omarchy Discord: https://discord.com/invite/KVNKhbf8 Omarchy Manual: https://manuals.omamix.org/2/the-omarchy-manual DHH: https://world.hey.com/dhh/get-in-losers-we-re-moving-to-linux-5e1b93cd Podman with BTRFS: https://www.jwillikers.com/podman-with-btrfs-and-zfs My current mini-Desktop - Beelink SER8 PC (Ryzen 8945HS / 32GB / 1TB for $499): https://amzn.to/46oIz4X Samsung 128GB Black USB key - the only one I use to install Linux: https://amzn.to/3H2ngLX Dell S2725QS 4k IPS Monitor (Best under $300): https://amzn.to/43dPOel I use FastMail exclusively for email (not sponsored - I pay for it) because I can use custom domains for all of my projects, and they don't scan my email for ads. Use this link to try it free and help the channel: https://join.fastmail.com/2972c0bf Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction 0:27 EXT4 vs BTRFS 0:54 Copy-on-write & compression 1:29 Who uses BTRFS 2:16 ZFS vs BTRFS 3:25 Subvolumes & snapshots 4:38 Arch install with BTRFS 6:11 Disk encryption 7:45 BTRFS tools & features 8:06 Snapshot demo 10:39 Copy-on-write demo 12:00 Minecraft servers on BTRFS 13:11 Running containers 15:05 Final thoughts
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