The most common use of this feature for the average Linux user, however, is to enable that
user to obtain and work with files from floppy disks, CD-ROMs, or other removable media.
With the addition of automatic mounting features and changes in how removable media
are identified with the Linux 2.6 kernel (see descriptions of Udev and HAL earlier in this
chapter), you no longer need to manually mount removable media for many Linux desktop systems.
Understanding how to manually mount and unmount file systems on a Linux server, however, can be
a very useful skill.
Supported File Systems
To see file system types that are currently available to be used on your system, type cat /proc/
filesystems. Table 4-5 shows the file system types that are supported in Linux, although they may
not be in use at the moment, or they may not be built into your current kernel (so they may need
to be loaded as modules).
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Supported File System Types
Type Description
adfs Acorn disk file system, which is the standard file system used on RiscOS operating
systems.
befs File system used by the BeOS operating system.
cifs Common Internet File System (CIFS), the virtual file system used to access servers that
comply with the SNIA CIFS specification.
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