Maintenance of linux box

Belize · 10-24-2005, 09:30 AM

Hey all,
Long time no see.
I just decided that my box needs something nice as a favor for working so well... So is there a way I can fix errors, like in winblowz - by defragmenting, running scandisk, etc. A few times my box has been shut down unproperly.
Belize

Ahmed · 10-24-2005, 09:45 AM

Small note: Defragmenting isn't needed in Linux.

-A

Belize · 10-24-2005, 09:48 AM

Marhaban, Ahmed.
So what tools are there available for maintenance in linux?

fouldsy · 10-24-2005, 10:12 AM

fsck, depending on your filesystem, is similar to scandisk under windows. It should be set to run automatically every 80 days or after a certain of mounts, but you can do a more exhaustive check if you wish.