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Linux ext2 filesystem driver now marked as deprecated

bootlin.com 3 min read

31 years after the start of its career in 1993, it’s time for ext2 to retire. Here we are talking about the driver for this filesystem, not exactly the filesystem itself. Continue reading to understand the subtle difference.

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