{"id":6724,"date":"2022-08-19T05:30:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T04:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestdatasolutions.es\/?p=6724"},"modified":"2022-10-11T15:35:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T14:35:40","slug":"linux-basic-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestdatasolutions.es\/en\/blog\/linux-basic-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux: Basic Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6724\" class=\"elementor elementor-6724 elementor-6723\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d32b5ac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d32b5ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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have noticed that the file structure in Linux is completely different. Where are programs installed in Linux? Where is Linux itself installed? How can I find what I am looking for? <span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">What are all these folders with short names that we find in the root?<\/span><\/p><p>In this article we will review these folders to understand a little of how the basic structure of Linux is organised.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b653c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b653c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/bestdatasolutions.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/linux.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6749\" alt=\"linux\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestdatasolutions.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/linux.png 800w, https:\/\/bestdatasolutions.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/linux-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/bestdatasolutions.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/linux-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f45dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f45dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. bin [Binaries]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1926019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1926019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this folder you will find the most basic programs (Binaries is another way of calling applications or programs). Basic functions such as &#8220;cat&#8221;, or &#8220;ls&#8221; are stored here, which you will know if you are familiar with the Linux shell. When we install a program on Linux, it will generally not be installed in this folder.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd27a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bd27a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. boot<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4370d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b4370d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This folder is a bit boggy, as it is the one that allows the computer to boot up. Beware of this!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec82518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec82518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. dev [Device]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299b22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"299b22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here we can find all the devices of the computer, from hard disks and their partitions to keyboard, mouse&#8230; We will rarely enter this folder in Linux.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5086c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5086c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. etc [Etcetera]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8908a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8908a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within etc are stored system-wide settings, i.e. settings that cannot be different for different users.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af6955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7af6955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. lib, lib32 &amp; lib64 [Libraries]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f00e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f00e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"ca\">Within these three folders we find the files that the programs we have installed use to execute different functions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9bf3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9bf3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. media &amp; mnt [Mount]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ead248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ead248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under media and mnt you find all your mounted drives, such as external hard disks or USB devices. Why do we have two? The media folder stores the devices that are mounted automatically, whereas if you want to mount drives manually, we will use the mnt folder.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a4b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8a4b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. opt [Optional]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385b6fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"385b6fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within opt is where we will install external software.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e0953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5e0953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. proc <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e10ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e10ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In proc you can find all the files that show the current state of the kernel (an essential part of the Linux operating system, as it is the interface between the hardware and its processes). We will be able to find information, for example about the CPU and any process we are interested in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552243e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"552243e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. run<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1510b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1510b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This folder contains information about the state of the system from the start of the machine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc05e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bc05e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. srv [Service]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd12440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd12440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is where the service data is stored in case we have installed servers, such as an FTP or web service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed2044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ed2044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11. sys [System]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9bf0de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9bf0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"ca\">Similar to the run directory, it is also created each time the system boots and contains device information, drivers and some kernel features.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cdb1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28cdb1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12. tmp [Temporary]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8202b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a8202b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As its name indicates, temporary files are stored here, which are useful for recovering files in the event that a process gets stuck.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e067f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3e067f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13. usr [User]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6261c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6261c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is where the applications that are installed for certain users are stored. Here we will install programs that are not essential to the operating system, and we can find folders that we have seen throughout this article but for the specific user.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce72d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce72d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">14. var [Variable]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7055fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7055fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contains files and folders that are expected to grow in size as the system is used, such as log files.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63b9bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f63b9bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15. home<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b13e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b13e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each user can only access their own home file, and this is where our own documents and files are stored.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b26377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b26377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">16. root <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43f0ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e43f0ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the home directory for root users. Unlike each user&#8217;s home directory, root permissions are required to modify it (such as adding files) and ensures that the root user always has access to his or her home directory in case the root user&#8217;s home directory is inaccessible for any reason.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5990dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5990dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So far, this is the review of the main directories, I hope it has helped you to understand a little more about the reason for each folder and how they work in Linux.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614b2ec9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"614b2ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77df54 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c77df54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bestdatasolutions.es\/en\/blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt;&lt; BACK TO BLOG<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where are programs installed in Linux? 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