this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2023
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LoL my current Gentoo system was installed like 12 years ago and moved on 5 different hardware platforms without a proper reinstall.
I have said myself to never peek in the /etc directory for any reason! ๐
I know a little linux, but obviously I'm still learning. I've picked up everything I know on my own, for the most part - internet guides from the linux community tend to be pretty solid, and I know enough to not totally FUBAR my system.
Is there a listing of standard linux directories and what they're for? Lite /etc, things like that. Because I seem to find bits of different stuff in a variety of directories.
I've recently moved to linux on my gaming rig, which is my daily driver - that being said, it is mainly for gaming. Anything can surf the web or play videos and shit, for the most part.
Most distros follow the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Edit: also, check out this video by Fireship
Thanks for this. New linux user and this helped me understand a bit better why files go where they go.
No problemo
How does your home directory look?
Who cares with storage nowadays? I just use filelight or command line based tools to determine big storage hogs when I need to
I just mean, do you ever get scared of showing hidden files in your hone directory? My install isn't even a year old, and I do.
I just scroll past those. I have set my XDG dirs which helps. If I were to reinstall it would be back once I have everything I need