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What does it mean when a hard drive is mounted in a Linux operating system?
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Linux is an operating system much like Microsoft Windows is. What mounting on this system mean is an additional filesystem was attached to the existing filesystem.
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Does the mini laptop have a hard disk drive. What is its operating system?
The operating system is Ubuntu Linux. It has a 4 GB Solid State hard disk Drive.
If you remove a hard drive from a Linux system what file must you modify to update your system?
If the hard drive was not automatically mounted, no special action is necessary. If it was automatically mounted, you should remove its entry from /etc/mtab and /etc/fstab.
What is GRUB?
GRUB is the bootloader for Linux operating systems. The bootloader is the section of code on the hard disk drive that is called and executed at bootup. It will load the operating system components and programs and start the operating system.
How do you run an operating system solely from a usb flash drive?
Please see the related link below for an example of running ubuntu Linux from a usb flash drive. Linux is installed on the usb drive allowing you to boot directly from it.
How do you install an operating system without a CD or DVD drive?
You can install Windows or Linux using a USB memory stick.
What type of software controls the file system on the computer?
The operating system (Windows, Linux, MacOS, etc.) is the basic software on your computer and that it just controls the file system on your hard drive.
How can you exit error loading operating system Windows XP?
This is an error in your Operating System (Windows), there is no way to 'exit' this error. You can try fixing the error with a GNU/Linux liveCD or with a recovery console from the Windows system, or you can reinstall your OS (which will likely erase your data and applications). Use a GNU/Linux liveCD to boot into your computer and access your files and copy them to an external drive, flash drive, or network drive, to keep them safe before you reinstall.
In technological terms what does mount mean?
To the technologically savvy, the term mount means to make a computer device or file accessible to an operating system. For example, an external hard drive must be mounted in order for a computer operating system to access the files on the drive.
What Linux distribution or other open-source operating system is best for a 1 GB hard drive?
Lots of Linux distributions, and other free operating systems, will fit on a 1 GB hard drive. The real question is what you are trying to accomplish with said operating system. For a small desktop system, look at: Puppy Linux Damn Small Linux Feather Linux QNX (free for personal use, partially open-source) KolibriOS AROS Syllable For a server, almost any server edition of Linux will work, such as: Ubuntu Server Fedora Debian (do a netinstall, and install only the parts you need) With some tweaking, you could probably also fit a standard Debian, Slackware, or Gentoo. Although I wouldn't recommend it, you could use the same method for putting Ubuntu on a 1 GB flash drive for a hard drive as well.
How do you get files from a PC that will not boot?
either boot from a bootable operating system such as UBTUNTU (a Linux operation system) or putting the hard drive into a working computer (its not as difficult as you may think)
How do you access DVD drive in itschool Linux?
I'm not familiar with that Linux distribution. In most distributions, you can access it if it is mounted at /media/dvd or /mnt/dvd. If it is not mounted, you may need root privileges to do so.
Can you install an operating system on a usb removable drive?
Yes. Many Linux distributions can be easily booted from a USB Flash drive. With some modification, booting Windows XP is also possible.
