As an administrator of a Linux system, it??™s
your duty to make sure that all the disk drives that represent your file system are available to the
users of the computer. It is also your job to make sure there is enough disk space in the right
places in the file system for users to store what they need.
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File systems are organized differently in Linux than they are in Microsoft Windows operating
systems. Instead of drive letters (for example, A:, B:, C:) for each local disk, network
file system, CD-ROM, or other type of storage medium, everything fits neatly into the directory
structure.
Some drives are connected (mounted) automatically into the file system. For example, a CD might be
mounted on /media/cdrom. If the drive isn??™t mounted automatically, it is up to an administrator to
create a mount point in the file system and then connect the disk to that point.
The organization of your file system begins when you install Linux. Part of the installation process
is to divide your hard disk (or disks) into partitions. Those partitions can then be assigned to:
A part of the Linux file system
Swap space for Linux
Other file system types (perhaps containing other bootable operating systems)
Free space (you can leave space unassigned so you can format it later as you need it)
This chapter focuses on partitions that are used for the Linux file system.
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