Linux 6.9 Deprecates The EXT2 File-System Driver Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Storage on 26 March 2024 at 09:20 AM EDT. 49 Comments While Linux 6.9 brings many great changes and new features / hardware support, on the deprecation side it's deprecating the classic EXT2 file-system driver. The EXT2 file-system has been around for thirty years, it's been over two decades since EXT3 and a decad