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| From | "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... |
| Date | 2016-06-29 17:59 +0100 |
| Organization | dis |
| Message-ID | <op.yjtv5izlmsr2db@dell3100.workgroup> (permalink) |
| References | <nl0kue$4q4$1@dont-email.me> <AN2dnXOz5_xjbe7KnZ2dnUU7-I3NnZ2d@giganews.com> |
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:02:05 +0100, Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> wrote: > gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339 wrote: > >> In Linux, partition names are not in the same tree as directory names, >> and I cannot pin down whether my intended main partition should >> in fact be labelled "/". >> >> Much googling has no revealed the answer. >> >> Anyone here know the answer? >> > Yes, the "root directory" is / > > The partition table is totally separate from the file system, in fact you > can have several different file systems (Linux, Windows) on one disk in > different partitions. For quite some time Linux has been able to boot > from > a single partition, but there are some slight benefits to having the > kernel > and boot files in a separate partition/file system. That would be the > /boot > partiton/file system. Also, most large desktop systems have a swap > partition, which does not have a file system on it. > > Not sure if I have added confusion with the above, hope not. > >> Otherwise, puppy linux slacko-6.3.2-uefi is well on the way to replacing >> Windows XP. > > I have been using Ubuntu for a long time, and only run a couple CAD > packages > on XP via virtualbox, under the Linux system. I've been using Linux > since > 1998, my family has been using Linux pretty exclusively since the mid > 2000's, I think. > > Jon Note the previous xpost; gareth is an electronics and computer supremo, who belittles anyone with lesser knowledge. i.e. a troll. -- Bah, and indeed, Humbug
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Nearly there, linuxing ... "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-29 15:11 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-06-29 16:14 +0200
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-29 16:57 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2016-06-29 11:02 -0500
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-29 17:59 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... Mike Causer <m.r.causer@goglemail.com> - 2016-06-29 19:37 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-29 19:41 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-29 20:36 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... mausg@mail.com - 2016-06-30 18:20 +0000
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-30 19:40 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-30 16:26 -0700
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-07-01 09:40 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-07-01 09:58 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-07-01 11:20 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-07-01 12:49 +0000
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-07-01 11:37 -0400
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-07-01 13:09 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... AndyW <Andy@nojunqmail.com> - 2016-06-30 09:06 +0100
Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... mausg@mail.com - 2016-06-30 18:22 +0000
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