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Re: Nearly there, linuxing ...

From mausg@mail.com
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: Nearly there, linuxing ...
Date 2016-06-30 18:20 +0000
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On 2016-06-29, Kerr Mudd-John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
> 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.
>
seconded.

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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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