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Directory Structure and Layout

Most people reading this and learning GNU/Linux for the first time are likely familiar with the directory structure of Microsoft Windows (ie C:\ is the hard drive, D:\ is the CD ROM, A:\ is the floppy) Linux is much different. The following is an outline of what users of the Astronomy Linux computer need to know.

Directory structure starts at the "root" of the system or:

/

From this point, one can go up the directory tree to other parts of the hard drive of floppy drives.

/home/ - Contains all of user data and personal configurations
/media/ - Points to removable media such as floppy disks

When a user logs into a computer, they are automatically placed in a part of the /home/ directory that is their own. For example, when a user darl logs in, they are given

/home/darl/

In this location, one can save their term papers, maple files, anything they want to.

The /media/ part of the directory structure contains the paths to all removable media. For example:

/media/cdrom0 - CD ROM Drive
/media/removable - USB Flash Drive (Your mileage may vary)
/media/floppy - Floppy Drive