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| From | mausg@mail.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Nearly there, linuxing ... |
| Date | 2016-06-30 18:20 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrnnnal73.1oi.mausg@Smaus.org> (permalink) |
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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. -- greymaus.ireland.ie . . ...
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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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