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BTRFS for Linux gaming? (lemy.lol)
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I'm using EndeavourOS with ext4 file system for daily usage and a dual bootable Windows for gaming. What I want to have right now is getting rid of Windows completely.

When I tried it before, I had to try multiple tweaks for a game and find which one worked on Linux. Therefore, I want to take a snapshot with BTRFS and try it until I find the right configuration.

While I have quite a bit of experience with Linux, I've never used BTRFS. Do you think it's worth it?

I thought about keeping the games on the ext4 system, but I hate splitting the disk. I'm thinking of keeping the games in a non-snapshot volume.

UPDATE: I just re-installed EndeavourOS with BTRFS + snapper + BTRFS Assistant :)

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[-] Keegen@lemmy.zip 40 points 1 year ago

I use Fedora which defaults to BTRFS and never once had an issue with any game because of it. Your file system shouldn't matter for gaming at all so long as you stay on Linux native ones and avoid NTFS Windows drives.

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Isn’t arch-chroot a bit different in btrfs?

[-] Keegen@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago

I don't know? It's been a long time since I used Arch, and besides OP is using EndeavourOS so it won't matter.

[-] stepan@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 year ago

EndeavourOS is Arch-based and I'm pretty sure it also uses arch-chroot.

[-] Keegen@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah but when is that gonna matter? It uses a graphical installer so you won't need to touch the arch-chroot command at all. And if for some reason you do, the Arch wiki is there for you.

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Sure, I had chosen ext4 because it was unnecessary complicated with btrfs and I don’t do snapshots (all my data is in my private cloud, so I don’t loose data if I reinstall my linux)

[-] Keegen@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Great, good for you. But what's your point? OP explicitly said they have a specific use case for BTRFS and just wanted to know if there are any specific issues related to gaming with it. arch-chroot being slightly different with that filesystem is not an issue for 99% of EndeavourOS users.

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol, OK, just wanted to point out the difference I approached, no need to feel attacked, damn..

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