Thanks. And I did find some information in a Caldera book of a couple years ago. --- Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 7 Sep 2001 14:40:29 -0700 (PDT) > Peter Rymshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully > noted: > > PR> I'm overwelmed with the combination of newness > and > PR> choice in this Linux world, although it's > generally > PR> what I hoped for and I assume that it will just > take > PR> time. > ================ > Keep with it. the reward are well worth it!! > Welcome :o) > ================ > PR> > PR> But one thing that I think is getting in my way > is the > PR> file system structure. First, I can't identify > what > PR> kind of file something is by its extension. > Second, I > PR> don't know what kinds of files belong in etc > say, or > PR> bin, or whichever. If it's an executable, should > be be > PR> in home/bin, user bin, home/peter, ...? And what > is > PR> Lib? I thought at first that this was a library > PR> section for documents, but see that it seems to > be for > PR> certain kinds of executables (files that other > files > PR> need?) > ======================== > Most basic Linux books will give you descriptions of > what the major > directories are for. /etc is usually for > configuration files the system > needs. /bin is for binaries (executables) > ====================== > PR> > PR> Some Linux "basic" books that I've seen imply > that you > PR> can put things wherever you want, "That's part > of the > PR> beauty of ..." > PR> > PR> I've downloaded a couple of programs already and > don't > PR> have any sense of where I should be putting the > PR> download, and then where to expand it. > ================== > Typically third party programs go in either > /usr/local or /opt (different > distros have been doing this differently. > ================= > PR> > PR> Surprisingly (to me), I have not found any > description > PR> anywhere of what the default, or standard, or > even > PR> common file system layouts are. I've tried to > search > PR> arount and see where the different parts of > existing > PR> programs are located, but that doesn't seem to > work > PR> for me. > PR> > PR> Back to file extensions, etc, how do you know > what > PR> kind of file you have before you if you select > it? > PR> Properties doesn't tell you anything, and if I > click > PR> on it and it is not a text file I get an Open > With... > PR> That's just what I don't know. > ===================== > Still thinking very much in a windows mindset. Keep > reading > documentation, man pages, and get some good books. > *Running Linux* by > Welsh, et. al. published by O'Reilly is very good. > *Linux in a Nutshell*, > another O'Reilly publication is also quite good. > Mike > > -- > "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be > happy." > --Benjamin Franklin > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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