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What are the use cases for a read only file system?
by GGfpc 6y ago
What are the use cases for a read only file system?
- mhx77 6y agoRead-only media, for example. Or in general, stuff that doesn't really change. In my case: https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs#history https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs#history
- pjc50 6y agoBooting. Arguably all containers, too.
- FroshKiller 6y agoHave you ever used a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM?
- fsiefken 6y agothe use case for a read only compressed filesystem is that one.. * can search archived files potentially faster because read access is potentially faster * fit more data on bootable media
- fishermanbill 6y agoGame asset packages - all game assets are read only and need to be compressed and nowadays with SSD's you don't want duplication. Just to clarify that last statement (and something to think about) with HDD's you want duplicate assets so that you don't cause seeks which are VERY slow on 5400rpm HDD's still found on some/alot of systems.
- evantahler 6y agoNode_modules
- rwmj 6y agosquashfs is widely used in Linux install media.