Always Learning centos@g7.u22.net wrote:
Thanks for the good advice. I wondered why the installer gave those choices. Now it makes sense. All my production data resides on /data and I tend to leave the standard directories alone <<
Paul, if you want a basic explanation of the rationale behind the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, you might enjoy this article from a course I wrote years ago - it's a little dated, but still applicable today.
http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/web/What+Goes+Where+on+a+Linux+System?Ope...
Best,
--- Les Bell [http://www.lesbell.com.au] Tel: +61 2 9451 1144
On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 18:44 +1100, Les Bell wrote:
Paul, if you want a basic explanation of the rationale behind the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, you might enjoy this article from a course I wrote years ago - it's a little dated, but still applicable today.
http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/web/What+Goes+Where+on+a+Linux+System?Ope...
Thanks Les. Am reading it now.
Although one does learn a lot by experimentation and intuition, there are always elements one misses which are essential to a good understanding of the subject.
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Always Learning -
Les Bell