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Going Linux #076 - Linux File Systems-Introduction
Going Linux #076 - Linux File Systems-Introduction
Inspired by a request from listener, Reese, and armed with an outline modeled after Chess Griffin's Linux Reality #11, we provide an explanation of the Linux file system. Our discussion begins with a comparison of the Windows and Linux file structure, then we dig into the directories (folders) that are common on most Linux systems.Episode 76 Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #076 - Linux File Systems-Introduction
00:15 Introduction
01:17 Update on Larry's evaluation of Linux for use in the corporate world.
01:58 Evaluation of Linux used to get a better deal from Microsoft.
02:48 Tom reviews Hannah Montana Linux, finds it "evil"
06:47 Thanks to Reese and Chess
07:21 Differences and Similarities XP and Ubuntu
07:49 Windows paths use "\" while Linux uses "/"
08:26 Linux drives are labeled sda, sdb, fda, fdb, cda, cdb, etc.
09:24 Windows uses letters A: B: C: D:
10:34 Windows has "magical" "Desktop" and "My Documents" folders for each user that are not where they appear to be.
11:40 Linux file system has a top-level root directory ("/") and every directory is under it.
12:26 The backup of saved data and application settings and preferences is easy under Linux
13:55 The 12 common basic Linux directories
15:00 /bin - binaries
16:00 /lib - libraries
16:44 /dev - devices
17:14 /etc - etcetera
17:40 /home - home
18:02 /mnt - mount
19:48 /proc - processes
20:52 /root - root directory for the root user
21:47 /sbin - secure binaries
22:06 /tmp - temporary
22:39 /usr - unix system resources
23:09 /var - variable
23:21 /boot, /media, and /opt
24:30 The Free Standards Group: standard file hierarchy for Linux
25:13 Additional resources
25:53 Binary Signal's screencast of Linux Reality #11
26:24 File system fragmentation and a grocery list...
27:50 goinglinux.com, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe, vote
29:54 End