Ok quick question about formating to run linux. I downloaded Slackware linux 8.1 and went to install it. I was told to format and partition and i did so by splitting my 8.12 gb lappy hd into 3 2.72 ...

Linux 7.0 is approaching and there's a new version of bcachefs to go with it… as well as green shoots of support for Apple's new disk format. Interesting developments are happening in Linux filesystem ...