disk defrag...

[kreater]

i know in windows you have to defrag a drive every once in awhile to run the os more smoothly... but do i have to worry bout fragmented files in linux or anything of that nature? and another thing does anyone know the pop3 and smtp servers for netscape so i can setup my evolution or kmail?

[JThundley]

I was wondering the same thing. I know that Linux has a Scandisk-like program that runs during boot if the system was improperly shut down. But are there any disk defragmenters for Linux or the need for them?

Specify your email problem kreater, I don't get what you mean. Are you trying to get your pop3 email using evolution or kmail? That's easy, I'll tell you how to do that if that's your question.

[GhostDawg]

Linux fragments very little because of the way the file system is designed. Fragmentation on a typical ext2 disk is usually between zero and three percent no matter how much file system activity occurs.

By default, the Linux swap area on disk is on its own disk partition and does not affect normal files.

[Okie]

hahaha hehehe

once i tryed to run Windoze defrag.exe with wine, it the defrag utility crashed because Linux labels disk partitions differently than Windoze...

[El_Cu_Guy]

Can I access my Netscape WebMail or Hotmail accounts through Mozilla Mail/News?

No. Netscape WebMail and Hotmail use proprietary protocols. To access WebMail directly through an e-mail client requires you to use Netscape 6+ with AIM; to do so with Hotmail requires either Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. There is also proprietary shareware available that will let you do the same thing.

[gkedrovs]

Originally posted by Okie
once i tryed to run Windoze defrag.exe with wine...

Now, THAT is original....

:-) gk

[Zoist]

Originally posted by Okie
hahaha hehehe

once i tryed to run Windoze defrag.exe with wine, it the defrag utility crashed because Linux labels disk partitions differently than Windoze...

hahaha :D

[4_legged_duck]

Originally posted by Okie
hahaha hehehe

once i tryed to run Windoze defrag.exe with wine, it the defrag utility crashed because Linux labels disk partitions differently than Windoze...
does this mean that scandisk will do the same thing... how about running windows setup from linux? (couldn't think of anything funnier to think of loading from linux)

and does anyone know how to run an msn chatroom in linux?

[dungscooperdave]

Originally posted by Okie
hahaha hehehe

once i tryed to run Windoze defrag.exe with wine, it the defrag utility crashed because Linux labels disk partitions differently than Windoze...
ROTFL!!!! That sounds like something I would try! lol :D

[dungscooperdave]

Originally posted by 4_legged_duck
does this mean that scandisk will do the same thing... how about running windows setup from linux? (couldn't think of anything funnier to think of loading from linux)

and does anyone know how to run an msn chatroom in linux?
AMSN?

[WhoaDude]

I wondered the same thing, and I just assumed that the file system just sort of put everything back where it came from, unlike FAT32.

But then I saw a defrag utility while going through the ten gazillion packages that came with Debian (2.2, dselect) and that got me wondering again. It tried to run it, but it informed me that it only worked on file systems that wheren't mounted.

Anyway, I'll quit worrying about it after what GhostDawg said.

[dungscooperdave]

Originally posted by GhostDawg
Linux fragments very little because of the way the file system is designed. Fragmentation on a typical ext2 disk is usually between zero and three percent no matter how much file system activity occurs.

By default, the Linux swap area on disk is on its own disk partition and does not affect normal files.
What about XFS and the other filesystems such as Reiser, IBM's JFS, etc.? Same thing?