On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 11:20 PM Peter Boy <pboy(a)uni-bremen.de> wrote:
> Am 23.04.2021 um 23:49 schrieb Chris Murphy <lists(a)colorremedies.com>:
>
> On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 11:09 PM Peter Boy <pboy(a)uni-bremen.de> wrote:
>>
>
>> Server is also missing
>> udisks2-btrfs.x86_64 : Module for BTRFS
>>
>> BTRFS is currently not a recommended file system, so we could omit that.
>
> It's not installed on Workstation by default either even though all
> desktops default to using Btrfs. I'm pretty sure the udisks modules
> don't do anything on their own, something needs to leverage their
> functionality, e.g. GNOME Disk Utility, or in this case Cockpit.
I didn’t check if I can work if BTRFS filesystem or generate one with Cockpit without
that module. I’ll do that later.
Doesn't matter whether udisks2-btrfs is present or not, it's not
possible to create a Btrfs file system with Cockpit. Near as I can
tell anyway. I'm pretty sure this is a regression, but I'd have to go
back a ways since the last time I tested creating file systems in
Cockpit.
The options are : XFS (recommended), ext4, VFAT, NTFS, and No
filesystem. This list isn't based on what mkfs are available. I've
got:
mkfs.btrfs mkfs.erofs mkfs.ext2 mkfs.ext4 mkfs.fat
mkfs.msdos mkfs.udf mkfs.xfs
mkfs.cramfs mkfs.exfat mkfs.ext3 mkfs.f2fs mkfs.minix
mkfs.ntfs mkfs.vfat
> Also, it's accurate to say Btrfs isn't the default on Fedora Server,
> rather than saying it's not recommended.
You are perfectly right. It’s the more accurate wording.
I've pretty much only ever used Btrfs for Server edition installations
since the beginning of Server edition :D So I can recommend it, but I
understand that so far taking advantage of Btrfs features isn't a
priority for Cockpit development. They've expressed interest in
accepting features for it though.
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Chris Murphy