This article provides a comprehensive overview of Linux system architecture, covering the kernel, memory and process management, virtual file system, various file system types, shell variants, directory layout, disk partitioning, mounting mechanisms, and related kernel data structures.
This guide explains the fundamentals of Linux disk partitioning, shows how to list devices with lsblk, walk through creating and formatting partitions using fdisk and mkfs, demonstrates temporary and permanent mounting via mount and /etc/fstab, and covers unmounting and deleting partitions with practical command examples and safety tips.
This tutorial walks you through expanding a Linux disk from 500 GB to 2 TB using fdisk, resizing the ext4 filesystem with resize2fs, remounting the partition, and configuring persistent auto‑mounts via /etc/fstab, rc.local, systemd, or autofs, while also covering common error fixes.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of Linux's core components—including the kernel, shell, virtual file system, various filesystem types, directory hierarchy, disk partition schemes, mounting procedures, and linking mechanisms—while illustrating key concepts with commands, code snippets, and diagrams for practical system administration.
This guide explains how to install gdisk on CentOS, create a GPT partition on a new 10 TB data disk, format it, mount it, and set up automatic mounting at boot using the disk's UUID, with step‑by‑step commands and screenshots.
This guide walks through essential Linux storage commands—including fdisk, df, du, mount, and umount—covers automatic mounting via /etc/fstab, explains disk partitioning with fdisk, and demonstrates how to format partitions using mkfs, providing practical examples and option details for each tool.
This guide walks through the safe preparation, partitioning, formatting, and mounting of a newly purchased data disk on an ECS instance, including device name discovery, creating an ext3 filesystem, updating /etc/fstab, and verifying the mount, with all necessary Linux commands.
