Being widely acclaimed operating system among the network administrators, it offers a number of file system to allow smooth functioning of the server. Find below some of the prominently used file systems in Linux.
- Minix:
- The oldest but reliable file system in Linux is limited in features and restricted in capabilities
- Xia:
- A modified version of Minix filesystem that improves the limits on the filenames and filesystem sizes.
- Ext3:
- Accommodate all features of the ext2 filesystem with journaling feature added.
- Ext2:
- The most advanced native Linux filesystem is designed provide easy compatibility with other file systems.
- Msdos:
- Compatibility with MS−DOS (and OS/2 and Windows NT) FAT filesystems.
- Umsdos:
- Extends the msdos filesystem driver under Linux to get long filenames, owners, permissions, links, and device files.
- Vfat:
- This is an extension of the FAT filesystem known as FAT32. It supports larger disk sizes than FAT. Most MS Windows disks are vfat.
- NFS:
- A networked filesystem that allows sharing a filesystem between many computers to allow easy access to the files from all of them.
- Smbfs:
- A networks filesystem which allows sharing of a filesystem with an MS Windows computer. It is compatible with the Windows file sharing protocols.
- Hpfs:
- The OS/2 filesystem.
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