Articles, tagged with "linux file system", page 1
02nd September 2010
Linux Commands are virtually same from one Linux distribution or version to another. In such a way the original pros do Linux administration is to function at the Linux command line and execute Linux commands. It can be difficult for someone new to Linux ...
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Author:
Poonum
06th August 2010
In a Linux file system, there are lots of blocks that are used to store all kinds of data. One of the types of data is the metadata that contains the its information. One of these metadata is the superblock, which keeps all the details of the file system ...
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Author:
jonny defh
13th July 2010
Couldn't be easier.
- install gparted from System > Admin > Synaptic
- close Synaptic
- select partition editor from System > Admin
- select the Vista partition and format (just that one!) to a linux file system (ext3 or xfs).
- add it to your /etc/f...
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Author:
buntymann
23rd June 2010
The Linux system is an Open source operating system and it is more secure than other OS. It provides the freedom to administer your system by taking care of the look & feel and the applications to be installed, etc. However, as nothing is perfect in this...
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Author:
jonny defh
15th June 2010
A Linux file system is a collection of various files and folders, which is stored in a separate disk partition. The entire disk partition is divided into various file system blocks, which are used for storing either the user data or the metadata. The meta...
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Author:
jonny defh
03rd June 2010
Similar to the other operating systems, Linux comprises of number of components, which include Superblock. Superblock is an important metadata in the Linux operating system that portrays file systems on the Linux hard disk drive. The system components enj...
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Author:
mergetool
26th May 2010
Like other computer operating systems, Linux also comprise of various components, which include Superblock. Superblock is a significant metadata of the Linux operating system, which describes file systems on the Linux hard drive. The system components hav...
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Author:
jonny defh
21st May 2010
Are you finding difficulties in mounting your Linux system disk? The problem could be due to corruption in the file system. To address such issues, Linux OS provides fsck utility. It is a command-line utility, which checks integrity and consistency of the...
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Author:
jonny defh
31st March 2010
Ext4 or Fourth Extended file system is an advanced and reliable Linux file system, which is successor of Ext3 file system. It is a journaling file system, which has emerged very quickly. It adds numerous performance improvements and remove the 64-bit data...
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Author:
jonny defh
29th January 2010
Ext4 or Fourth Extended file system is the latest release in long line of the Linux file system. It is the successor of Ext3 file system and has a number of powerful features. These features improve stability, integrity, consistency, performs, and securit...
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Author:
brad jerry
25th January 2010
Modern distributions of Linux operating systems use UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) to uniquely identify hard drive or other data storage devices, in place of the conventional block names like /dev/sdb and /dev/hda1. It is due to the fact that UUID i...
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Author:
jonny defh
29th December 2009
File system is the most critical data structure of Linux operating system, which is responsible for organizing data on the hard drive. It ensures quick and easy accessing of your data from the disk. Linux uses file system entries to locate files on the ha...
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Author:
jonny defh
16th December 2009
Data loss is a horrible reality and it may occur to any system, nevertheless of the hardware and system configuration. You can prevent such situations by creating a reliable and complete backup of your storage media. In Linux operating system, you can use...
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Author:
brad jerry
27th November 2009
In Linux operating system, root file system is a file system, which is contained on the hard drive volume on which root directory is located. Linux kernel require the root file system to be mounted on startup. All other Linux file system are mounted on ro...
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Author:
mnkstllr
10th September 2009
Linux boot process is inclusive of several steps. The last steps of this boot procedure in init process, identified by id '1'. When starting the system, init starts system processes, which have been defined in
/etc/initab file. Init starts several ins...
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Author:
jonny defh