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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linux Directory Structure - FHS (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

/home is often on a separate volume. You’d want root to be available in a maintenance situation where /home may not be mounted.

I don't recall the reasons for the addition but /media is newer than /mnt.

[–] grue 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't recall the reasons for the addition but /media is newer than /mnt.

Something to do with hard-coded mounts in /etc/fstab vs. dynamically-mounted removable media (USB drives etc.), I think.

[–] jaybone 3 points 2 months ago

I’ve also seen autofs network automounts go in /net