-> Please help me for the right understanding: -> the /root contains only the kernel and the device drivers,
nope; /root is home directory for user root (privileged user, admin) /boot contains boot files - kerneli image etc; modules are in /lib/modules/{kernel version/* -> the /home is the working area / space for the user (with space for -> store of their own data?), yes. -> the /usr is the main area comparable to WINDOWS PROGRAMMS, it contains programs, sometimes configs, docs etc etc -> /var for printer, mail, newsgroups. var means variable; it's for anything that vary; - spool files, log files, mail, some temporary files (editor temp files, as long as /tmp is (should be) cleaned by reboot; -- Matus "fantomas" Uhlar, sysadmin at NETLAB+ Kosice, Slovakia BIC coord for *.sk; admin of netlab.irc.sk; co-admin of irc.felk.cvut.cz