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GRUB/ROOT/unmount/eject - thera - 08-05-2014 Can someone explain to me what GRUB and ROOT are? What do they do? I am a bit of a Linux noob. In LL 2.0 What is the difference between unmounting and ejecting a usb flash drive? Which is safer to do before the flash drive is physically removed from the usb port? Re: GRUB/ROOT/unmount/eject - shengchieh - 08-06-2014 Root is one file component, i.e., /root. There are alot of others. See File Structures and Types http://www.debianadmin.com/linux-directory-structure-overview.html (Linux Directory Structure Overview; 3/23/08) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems (Comparison of file systems) (Comparison of file systems; current) http://omnitraining.net/free-articles/192-back-to-basics-unix-file-permissions (Back to Basics: Unix File Permissions; 2/17/10) http://www.junauza.com/2009/03/important-linux-file-directories-that.html (Important Linux File Directories That Users Should Know About; 3/5/09) http://www.nixtutor.com/linux/understanding-the-linux-directory-layout/ (Understanding the Linux Directory Layout; 2/5/09) http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-lpic1-v3-104-7/index.html (Learn Linux, 101: Find and place system files; 6/9/10) http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-lpic1-v3-104-2/index.html (Learn Linux, 101: Maintain the integrity of filesystems; 8/24/10) http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/09/18/guide-to-disks-and-disk-partitions-in-linux/ (Guide to disks and disk partitions in Linux; 9/18/11) http://www.howtogeek.com/117435/htg-explains-the-linux-directory-structure-explained/ (HTG Explains: The Linux Directory Structure Explained; 6/25/12) http://www.tecmint.com/linux-directory-structure-and-important-files-paths-explained/ (Linux Directory Structure and Important Files Paths Explained; 9/16/13) Grub is a bootloader. There are others. See BootLoader http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ (non-commercial; Grub) USB flash drive can't be ejected. You have to physically remove them. But CD/DVD can be ejected or unmounted. The difference is the media is out of the computer vs just " out of the system". It is good practice to unmounted or eject before removing an external device. I do NOT know how LL works (someone else?) - some distros do it automatically - other distros don't - so I just do it to avoid any mishap. Sheng-Chieh Re: GRUB/ROOT/unmount/eject - gold_finger - 08-06-2014 Root is the term for the base of the file system, off of which everything else is branched. All of the main system directories are sub-directories off of root. The symbol for root is a single forward slash "/". Home is depicted as "/home" -- which you could read as "root" - "home". shengchieh provided some very good information links. Definitely take the time to read through some of those -- it will be worth your time. Regarding other issue, here is a good post to look through: What is the difference between “Unmount”, “Eject”, “Safely Remove Drive” and the eject icon? Re: GRUB/ROOT/unmount/eject - N4RPS - 08-06-2014 Hello! "Root" also refers to the root user - the one who can edit the user accounts of others, imstall and remove software, and work with files that reside outside a user's 'home' directory... 73 DE N4RPS Rob |