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Linux filesystem key features

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Linux filesystem key features

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- So, now we've covered some of the basics of the Linux Filesystem, let's dig a little bit deeper and look at some other differences. One of the big crucial differences between Windows and Linux is the concept of mounting and unmounting partitions, drives and directories. Windows detects partitions and drives during the boot process and assigns a drive letter to them. Now in Linux, partitions and devices are usually not visible in the directory tree unless they've been mounted and that means they have to be integrated into the file system at a specific location in the directory structure. A normal user cannot access data on a partition or device unless it's been mounted. Most of the time, users do not have to mount partitions or devices manually though. During the installation of Linux, users can define partitions that will be automatically mounted whenever your system is started. Now, when you're dealing with removable…

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