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Ext2 or Ext4 for bootable USB Flash-drive with Linux?

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Mar 15, 202619209 views
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I want to install Ubuntu to a USB Flash drive (so I have my Desktop everywhere and can customize it as I want). I'm still choosing what's the best filesystem for the USB; Ext2 with no journaling or Ext4 with journaling but performance increase? I know that journaling will probably reduce the life o…

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I personally have installed Debian (not ubuntu) to a thumb drive before and absolutely loved it. It makes it very convenient and i wouldn't have it any other way. I personally used ext2 as I was too worried about the writing affects of journaling th…

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