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The Main Directories
These are the basic directories that you (should) have after installing any Linux distribution:
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/bin/
/dev/
/etc/
/home/
/lib/
/mnt/
/proc/
/root/
/sbin/
/tmp/
/usr/
/var/
/bin/
This is where all your programs that are accessible to all users will be stored once installed.
/dev/
This is a virtual directory where your devices are 'stored.' Devfs allows Linux to list devices (hard drives, input devices, modems, sound cards, etc.) as 'files.'
/etc/
This is where you'll find all your global settings. Daemons such as ssh, telnet, and smtp/pop3 mail servers find their configuration files here. Also in /etc/ is the system's password file, group lists, user skeletons, and cron jobs.
/home/
This is the default directory where non-root users' homes are created. When you add a user, the default home directory is created as /home/username. You can change this default in the proper file in /etc/.
/lib/
This is where shared libraries (perl, python, C, etc.) are stored. Also in /lib/ are your kernel modules.
/mnt/
This is the default location for mounting cdroms, floppy disk drives, USB memory sticks, etc. You can mount anything anywhere, but by default there is a /mnt/floppy (if you have a floppy drive) and /mnt/cdrom.
/proc/
This virtual folder contains information about your system. You can view processor statistics/specifications, PCI bus information, ISA bus information, and pretty much anything else you want to know about the hardware on your system.
/root/
This is the default home directory for the user root.
/sbin/
This is where system programs are installed. These include fdisk, tools to make partitions, certain network tools, and other things that normal users shouldn't have a need for.
/tmp/
This is the default location to place files for temporary use. When you install a program, it uses /tmp/ to put files during installation that won't be needed once the program is installed.
/usr/
This contains various programs, non-daemon program settings and program resources.
/var/
This is where your log files, system mail messages and database of installed programs are stored.
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