Time to Change The Default Linux Filesystem (Ext4) With ???

Linux distributions have relied on Ext4 as the default filesystem for years—but is it time for a change? Btrfs offers advanced features like snapshots, compression, and self-healing, but is it stable and reliable enough to become the new default? In this video, we break it all down: ✅ What makes a filesystem the “default” choice? ✅ The pros and cons of most Linux filesystems ✅ Benchmark comparisons (real performance data!) ✅ Why Fedora adopted Btrfs—but Ubuntu, Debian, and others didn’t ✅ The role of XFS, ZFS, Stratis, ZFS and BCacheFS in this debate 🔎 We have the receipts! This isn’t about opinions—this is data-driven and based on real-world usage. 🚀 Drop your thoughts in the comments! Should Linux stick with Ext4, or is it time to embrace Btrfs? Let’s discuss! 🔔 Subscribe for more deep-dive Linux content! Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - What does default filesystrem mean? 02:48 - What are our choices? 03:18 - EXT1 03:46 - EXT2 04:46 - EXT3 05:25 - EXT4 06:07 - XFS 08:00 - ReiserFS 09:38 - BtrFS 10:56 - ZFS 13:18 - Windows Filesystems 13:58 - Benchmark Recap 16:26 - Strengths and Weaknesses 20:11 - FInal Thoughts