Linux is
not Windows, so don't use that mindset.
Learn to do things the Linux way if you use Linux.
# Linux filesystem structure
Directory Navigation Help File
Filesystems, Directories, and Devices Help File
Proper Filesystem Layout
fdisk is not to be feared. If you exit with q, nothing happens, so it's easy to chicken out of. Try the command m first.
My partitioning scheme looks like this
Code:
root@uilleann # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 1 9729 78148161 83 Linux
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 1217 9772056 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2 1217 1229 99855 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 1230 1676 3590527+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 1677 4865 25615642+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 1677 1742 530113+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda6 1743 2189 3590496 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 2190 2636 3590496 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 2637 3751 8956206 83 Linux
/dev/hda9 3752 4865 8948173+ 83 Linux
root@uilleann #
Code:
# Duron 950 uilleann box /etc/fstab file
/dev/hda6 / reiserfs defaults 1 1
dev/hda2 /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
/dev/hda8 /home reiserfs defaults 1 2
#/dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo reiserfs defaults 1 2
#/dev/hda7 /mnt/mandrake ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/hda1 /mnt/winc vfat defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc1 /pub ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/hda9 /snd reiserfs defaults 1 2
/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
# Redhat links
RedHat Linux Manuals
Get your
mp3 support here
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
Easier software management:
apt4rpm -
Red Carpet
RedHat 8.0 Tips & Tricks
# Redhat 7.3 down configuration commands
setup leads to several configuration tools
# Redhat 7.3 up configuration commands
Configure soundcard:
redhat-config-soundcard
Configure X server:
redhat-config-xfree86
Configure network:
redhat-config-network
Manage software:
redhat-config-packages
# Handling NTFS
New Technology FileSystem (NTFS) HOWTOs
Linux NTFS project