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==== You listed: btrfs, EFI System Partition, ext2, ext3, ext4, f2fs, physical volume (LVM), ntfs, swap, vfat, xfs, unformatted. ==== ===== - EFI System Partition β Use vfat (FAT32), size ~512 MiB, flagged as EFI System Partition. This must be unencrypted. ===== * Qubes system (inside LUKS+LVM) β LUKS container β LVM β ext4 volumes will be created automatically by the installer (you do not need to pick ext4). * Large unencrypted media partition (Linux-only) β ext4 (fast, reliable). * Small exchange partition for Windows/macOS β exFAT (supports large files and cross-OS). If the installer GUI does not offer exFAT, make it unformatted now and format it later from a Linux environment or in your media VM. * NTFS β only if you must share with Windows and need Windows ACLs. Otherwise avoid. * btrfs β advanced features (snapshots, checksums), but not recommended for dom0 / Qubes system. You can use btrfs for a media partition if you want snapshots, but ZFS/btrfs add complexity and more potential for tricky recovery. * ZFS β not listed in the installer (often not available); ZFS is excellent for servers (data integrity, snapshots), but it is RAM-hungry and unusual on a laptop β not recommended for Qubes dom0 or for your media partition on a laptop. ===== - ext4: mature, reliable, fast, low memory β default choice for Linux-only media and what Qubes expects for system volumes. ===== * vfat (FAT32): required for EFI boot. Also used for very small cross-platform partitions. No permissions, no journaling. * exFAT: cross-platform, large file support, no POSIX permissions. Good for sharing movies with Windows/macOS. * ntfs: Windows-native; use if you need Windows features. Linux support is solid but heavier. * btrfs: snapshots, checksums; more complex, riskier recovery, not recommended for dom0. * f2fs: filesystem optimized for flash; specialty use. * xfs: good for big-file servers; not necessary for laptop media, and less flexible for shrinking. * ext2/ext3: legacy (ext2 no journaling; ext3 is older journaling); not recommended over ext4. * swap: swap partition (pagefile). Qubes installer will create swap inside LVM usually. ===== The installer GUI may not list exFAT. Do this: create the partition as unformatted or as ext4 temporarily and reformat later inside a media-vm with mkfs.exfat (install exfatprogs) or on another machine. ===== Quick fix: Use EFI (vfat) 512 MiB for ESP, physical volume (LVM) for the Qubes LUKS container, and unformatted or ext4 for your media partition if you plan to reformat later to exFAT.
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