sag@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agoLinux Directory Structure - FHSlemm.eeimagemessage-square201fedilinkarrow-up11.29Karrow-down160cross-posted to: coolguides@lemmy.ca
arrow-up11.23Karrow-down1imageLinux Directory Structure - FHSlemm.eesag@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agomessage-square201fedilinkcross-posted to: coolguides@lemmy.ca
minus-squareumbraroze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months ago/mnt is meant for volumes that you manually mount temporarily. This used to be basically the only way to use removable media back in the day. /media came to be when the automatic mounting of removable media became a fashionable thing. And it’s kind of the same to this day. /media is understood to be managed by automounters and /mnt is what you’re supposed to mess with as a user.
/mnt is meant for volumes that you manually mount temporarily. This used to be basically the only way to use removable media back in the day.
/media came to be when the automatic mounting of removable media became a fashionable thing.
And it’s kind of the same to this day. /media is understood to be managed by automounters and /mnt is what you’re supposed to mess with as a user.