Hi

I want to know how to make partitions on Linux. Like in Windows we have C: D: E: and so on.. how can we have similar partitions on Linux? I know there are basic 3 partitions i.e. Root "/", Boot "/boot", Swap "/swap". where the partitions will be created..

also can you point me to a location where I can get to know what each directory in Linux is supposed to contain, what i mean to say is what are the directories and what are the type of files they contain??

Please help me. I would also like to encrypt the partition..

Thank you.

"/" and "/boot" are not partitions--they are directory nodes. They can both associated with one partition--or 2 different ones. If you have a system all set up, issue the "mount" command with no arguments to see what partitions are mounted to those nodes.

There are many partitioning tools on Linux: GParted, QTParted, fdisk, cfdisk, etc.

For the filesystem, take a look at the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. I think it is on tldp.org

I don't know what it means to encrypt a partition....

To answer the second part first, the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy, at http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem...Hierarchy.html, will tell you what should be where.

Some methods of encrypting filesystems are covered at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Cryptoloop-HOWTO/index.html and http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Disk-Encryption-HOWTO/index.html.

Making partitions is normally covered in installation instruction for your distribution. Have a look at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/os.html#OSGS and http://tldp.org/LDP/lfs/LFS-BOOK-6.1.1-HTML/index.html, especially part II.

Hope this helps

Also, read this document. Should have all the information you need.

Sorry, this document

http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...a_Linux_System

learn how to use the fdisk program or the cfdisk programs in linux.

Thank you guys. It worked now I have two partitions thanks...

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