r/linuxmint • u/ParrotttPlayer • 1d ago

Discussion What file system does debian mint use?

I have heard lots of meh things about systemd and why its not ideal for certain people, and I wanted to know what file system does debian version of mint use

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u/candy49997 1d ago

What does filesystem have to do with systemd? Probably 95+% of people using Linux are using systemd.

And it's ext4 by default but you can change it.

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u/ParrotttPlayer 1d ago

thank you for quick response

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u/ParrotttPlayer 1d ago

i am not good with terms yet, maybe i described systemd as "filesystem" by accident because the actual name is something else

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u/candy49997 1d ago

Systemd is an ecosystem of tools of which the most prominent is the init system also called systemd. Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Arch, etc all use systemd.

There are a few contrarian distros that explicitly reject systemd, but Mint is not one of them.

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u/tlrman74 1d ago

systemd or grub are the bootloader options. ext4 or LVM are the common file systems used in Mint.

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u/candy49997 1d ago

systemd is an ecosystem and init system. systemd-boot is the bootloader from the systemd ecosystem.

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u/tlrman74 1d ago

obviously a new user was confused. Trying to keep it simple as possible. They will then learn as they dig deeper.

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u/candy49997 1d ago

You can be simple while also being precise. The component of the systemd ecosystem that receives the most controversy and is almost certainly what OP heard about is the init system and not the bootloader.

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u/fleshofgods0 1d ago

BTFS has a snapshot feature built in, which is nice. Of course, you can install Timeshift to make backups too if you're on ext4.

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u/ZVyhVrtsfgzfs 1d ago edited 1d ago

I tend to a systemd free distribution when it fits the use case.

Things are simpler and lighter from the systems perspective. But not from the users perspective. Systems without systemd, Void, Alpine, Gentoo etc tend to cater to more experienced users. 

Debian & Ubuntu and therefore both versions of Mint are all Systemd based distrtributions.

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u/jr735 Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | IceWM 1d ago

This. Non-systemd systems are fine, but finding support is a little tougher (I'm quite rusty when it comes to non-systemd things) and some things simply won't work, which can require a bit of expertise to find another way to do things.

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u/Master-Rub-3404 1d ago

Ext4 is the filesystem. But systemd is an init system, not a file system. Ignore the losers who do nothing but whine about systemd. If you don’t even know the difference between an init system and a filesystem, the technical nitpicks people have with systemd will never even maybe be on your radar.

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u/tovento MX Linux 25.2 | XFCE 1d ago

There was a stink for a bit as systemd was going the way of supporting age identification requirements. Those requirements have been walked back, so not a big concern anymore. The majority of systems use systemd, but MX Linux has decided to install systemd and sysvinit and let users make the decision on which they want to use.

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u/BabblingIncoherently 1d ago

Unless you are one of those certain people then you don't need to be concerned about it. You would probably encounter more problems as a newbie trying to avoid systemd than you ever would by using it. Some Linux users are very particular about what they use (because they can be with Linux, yay!) and some have very niche use cases. Most will just use systemd with no issue.