>
> Thanks for the info. I didn't know at the very first that
> using Linux would
> require me to change my concept of partition, in DOS, there's
> C:, D:, E:,
> but in Linux, it's only /hda1, hda2, hdb1, etc... in DOS, you
> can just do
> anything you want with the directory, as long as those files
> are on the same
> directory when it's required, in Windows, they introduce me
> the concept of
> identifying the folders as global for all apps like "My Documents,"
> "Favorites," etc. In Linux, is it also the same? I wonder if
> /usr, /bin,
> etc. are standard or changeable like the one on DOS?
>
> Any ideas?
>
For a newbie, stick with the standard directory setup. Buy a good book,
like "Running Linux" by Matt Welsh & Lar Kauffman published by O'Reilly.
I think the directory you are after is /home/login_id where login_id is
just that. This is where you will keep your user files (documents,
pics, whatever).
FYI, windoze (95/98 and NT) is broken from the point of view of user
files - "My Documents" has no relevance on a networked system, for
example, and "Favorites" (even spelled wrongly if you ask for real
English) is a sub-directory of the system directory (eg c:\windows\
c:\winnt\ etc) - what a crap place for backing up from (I know this, I
administer an NT network for my sins)!
Happy reading,
Martin
