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Linux Mint Essentials

By : Jay LaCroix
Book Image

Linux Mint Essentials

By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

A task-oriented look at Linux Mint, using actual real-world examples to stimulate learning. Each topic is presented in an easy-to-follow order, with hands-on activities to reinforce the content. If you are starting out with Linux from a different platform or are well versed with Linux Mint and want a guide that shows you how to exploit certain functionality, this book is for you. No previous Linux experience is assumed.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Index

Accessing removable media

As mentioned earlier in the book, the lack of drive lettering is one of the most difficult thought habits for Windows users to leave behind in the Linux world. In Windows, drive letters are ingrained into the culture. A typical Windows user may associate the A drive with floppy disks, the C drive with local OS storage, and the D drive with optical media. Flash drives are typically given the first available drive letter when inserted. A user would open My Computer (or more recently, simply Computer), and the flash drive or optical media will be listed there for access.

In Linux, removable media is handled very differently from the Windows platform. The insertion and access of removable media in Linux is mostly the same as Windows. Once a flash drive or optical media is inserted, the user is either shown the contents straight away or given a prompt to allow the individual to choose what he or she would like to do as a result of inserting the media. In most cases...