Linux Directory Structure - FHSlemm.eeimagecross-posted to: coolguides@lemmy.ca SagXD ( @sag@lemm.ee ) Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-212 days ago message-square97fedilinkarrow-up1709
arrow-up1709imageLinux Directory Structure - FHSlemm.ee SagXD ( @sag@lemm.ee ) Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-212 days ago message-square97fedilinkcross-posted to: coolguides@lemmy.ca
minus-square superkret ( @superkret@feddit.org ) linkfedilink4•13 days agoYeah, but why? You can mount a hard drive anywhere, and why not put all the cdrom and thumbdrive folders in /mnt, too?
minus-square DarkMetatron ( @DarkMetatron@feddit.org ) linkfedilink7•13 days agoIt gets even more complicated nowadays because most DE will mount removable drives somewhere in folders like /run/$USER/
minus-square Dalaryous ( @Dalaryous@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish6•13 days ago/media is for removable drives. If you mount something there, file managers like Gnome will show you the “eject” or “disconnect” button. /mnt drives show up as regular network drives without that “eject” functionality.
Yeah, but why?
You can mount a hard drive anywhere, and why not put all the cdrom and thumbdrive folders in /mnt, too?
It gets even more complicated nowadays because most DE will mount removable drives somewhere in folders like /run/$USER/
/media is for removable drives. If you mount something there, file managers like Gnome will show you the “eject” or “disconnect” button.
/mnt drives show up as regular network drives without that “eject” functionality.