`dir_info` in Linux not working properly

[filipemsc]

I am using dir_info in Linux (Ubuntu), but it is giving me different values when compared to Windows.

Unfortunately, I don't know how to make a reprex example, but the problem is with the column birth_time:

In Linux:

In Windows:

For reference, I am using a WSL with these configurations:
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble

Shoud I install any Linux package?

[gaborcsardi]

What's the output of file.info() for one of these files, from Linux?

What's the output of calling stat for one of these files from the shell? (Or call system("stat <filename>") from R.)

[filipemsc]

file.info():

system(stat ...):

[gaborcsardi]

So it seems like the birth time is not available in Linux, and fs fills in the zero epoch. It should probably be NA instead.