> > Mikr I take it you took the time to read this. Does this mean that if > > I only put the /, and the /home, and the Swap space. Would this mean > > that nothing else is put these directories and that if you want > > something extra, I'll throw in fat. Thanks for the 13th reply to answer my questions. So the three main points of Linux that must be created are: /main root, /swap/, and /home (and maybe /mnt/windows for Linux; and the rest, /lib and /var, are dropped into the /main root partition . Would Konqueror be a good replacement for WIndows Explorer?
> What happens is that everything is put in the / partition, except the > files/directories that go in the /home partition. If you didn't have a > /home partition, then the everyting would be on the / partition. The > swap partition is a special case - it doesn't get mounted the way other > partitions do, and it used the same way the swap file is used in Windows > - like it is SLOW system memory. In this case, if stuff is actually put into the / partition and I didn't include the /home partition of the three important partitions, unless I know what to do in /, wouldn't it be trouble? > One thing that is very different between Linux and Windows is the way > disk partitions are handled. With Windows, each partition gets a > seperate drive letter. C:, D:, etc. With Linux, this doesn't happen. > Instead, when you mount a partition, it becomes part of the root (/) > file system. with your home partition mounted on /home, changing from > the /etc directory to the /home directory is like changing from drive C: > to drive D: in Windows, but it is done invisably to you, and to most of > the programs you run. There are some programs that are awary of the > different partitions, but they are mainly programs that report disk > usabe, and backup programs that have the option of only backing up data > from one partition. Always a pleasure talking to you, Mikkel. Just have a one question: does that stuff belongs to /Home stay in /Home? From what I've heard from others, I wouldn't want to do anything with root priveleges. After all, "whoever fiddles in /root will eventually kill tree". If you don't mind my asking: what are your partitions?
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