I am new to FreeBSD. I am in the process of installing on my Thinkpad t480. I plan to use Gnome3. I want to use FreeBSD because of the challenge and learning I will experience. I have used Linux in the past, but I never really learned much about how the system worked. I like how using FreeBSD will force me to learn more.
Regarding ZFS, I am not sure if I need it. It sounds good, but for personal use on a laptop is it needed? I am not sure if I should try to use it now, or first install the basic system with automatic formatting. I am sure I will have to re-install my system at some point soon, so perhaps I should hold off on adding more complexity right now.
Is it much more complex to set up ZFS? I have an SSD and internal HDD. I plan to do backups of the HDD where I will store my files.
I will need to mount to the internal hard drive. I read a previous postSSD mix HDD where some suggestions were made on this point. I tried it but couldn't figure it out. That is when I quit with the ZFS install and just installed the normal formatting option.
Regarding ZFS, I am not sure if I need it. It sounds good, but for personal use on a laptop is it needed? I am not sure if I should try to use it now, or first install the basic system with automatic formatting. I am sure I will have to re-install my system at some point soon, so perhaps I should hold off on adding more complexity right now.
Is it much more complex to set up ZFS? I have an SSD and internal HDD. I plan to do backups of the HDD where I will store my files.
I will need to mount to the internal hard drive. I read a previous postSSD mix HDD where some suggestions were made on this point. I tried it but couldn't figure it out. That is when I quit with the ZFS install and just installed the normal formatting option.