| From: | Richard Wheeldon |
| Date: | 7 Aug 2000 at 15:13:38 |
| Subject: | Re: Linux? Tell me more. |
adambell@connectfree.co.uk wrote:
> I installed Linux Mandrake 7.0 of a CD onto my PC. I cannot get my head
> round it though.
Obviously your head isn't penguin shaped ;)
> The frontend is KDE (I think - (linux novice)) and I
> don't understand the way the structure in which files are stored.
/ is the root. Everything come under this.
/dev is devices
/etc is mostly config files and other bits (something like ENV: and S:)
/home has home directories for users.
/mnt is used for mounting devices
/bin contains programs ( like C: )
/lib is libraries
/root is the home dir of the root user.
Most of it is standard Unix stuff. Geek Gadgets also uses a similar file
structure.
> It created a number of partitions, files that it describes as exe files don't
> run and rpm files (which are red hat ones (i think) are supposed to be
> fully compatible with mandrake) also don't run.
RPMs are packages. A cross between an archive and an installer.
man rpm should explain a lot.
rpm -i <name of file> installs the program
> I think I best buy a book, but till then, any clues and tips would be
> great.
If there's any command you don't understand, type man <command>
O'Reily do a linux Nutshell book. They're usually quite good,
Hope this helps,
Richard
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