# Should it be ext4 or ext3

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-it-be-ext4-or-ext3/181076>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 5, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-it-be-ext4-or-ext3/181076 "2010-01-05T04:48:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![tom-mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@tom-mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tom-mac)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-it-be-ext4-or-ext3/181076/1 "2010-01-05T04:48:19Z")

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Hi  
I am trying to setup rubyonrails with a fresh installation of  
fedora linux.My question is should the partition type ext4 or ext3 for  
frdora? If it is ext4 and then installing rubyonrails is there any  
prolem?

Thanks in advance  
Tom

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**Author:** ![tom-mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@tom-mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tom-mac)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-it-be-ext4-or-ext3/181076/2 "2010-01-05T05:12:02Z")

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On 2010-01-05T04:48:19, Tom M. wrote:

> I am trying to setup rubyonrails with a fresh installation of  
> fedora linux.My question is should the partition type ext4 or ext3 for  
> frdora? If it is ext4 and then installing rubyonrails is there any  
> prolem?

Either file system type is fine. I use ext4 on my work-station.

## /Allan

Allan Wind  
Life Integrity, LLC  
[http://lifeintegrity.com](http://lifeintegrity.com)

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