On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> Like in Windows, are there any Linux maintenance programs where the user
> and/or root can use for system cleanups, optimization, etc.?
>
Generally speaking, unless you shut down the system
improperly, you don't need any. Linux does it by itself.
That's one of the beauties of the ext2 file system -- it
doesn't get fragmented nearly as badly as a Fat16/32 file
system. :-)
And, if you do shut it down improperly, just follow the
instructions on the screen to go into repair mode and type
"fsck /dev/<grunged partition>" (replaceing <grunged
partition> with the partition letter/number combo specified
at boot when it says, for example, hda6 contains a file
system with errors, check forced.) If it can't clean
itself, linux will prompt you for the root password at
which time you'll do the above. Just hit "enter" on all the
questions, taking the default. Then, once it's done, just
reboot and everything should be back to normal. :-)
John
