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| historical purposes]]). So the identifier for the first hard drive on a system would be ''sda'', and the second drive would be ''sdb''. | historical purposes]]). So the identifier for the first hard drive on a system would be ''sda'', and the second drive would be ''sdb''. | ||
| - | You can verify what drives Linux finds by looking in the device, or ''/dev'', directory. You can see this by typing this: | + | You can verify what drives Linux finds by looking in the device, or ''/dev'', directory. Do not type the ''#'' mark; that just represents the root prompt on your screen. However, the question mark is literal; type exactly ''sd?'' |
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| - | <WRAP important> | + | A friendlier view of devices attached to your computer, use ''lsblk'': |
| - | Do not type the ''#'' mark; that just represents the root prompt on your screen. | + | |
| - | However, the question mark is literal; type exactly ''sd?'' | + | <code> |
| - | </WRAP> | + | # lsblk |
| + | </code> | ||
| On a laptop, you probably only have one drive, so the result will likely be ''/dev/sda'' but a desktop can (and arguably should) have multiple drives, so results might be ''/dev/sda'' ''/dev/sdb'' ''/dev/sdc'', and so on to the last drive. | On a laptop, you probably only have one drive, so the result will likely be ''/dev/sda'' but a desktop can (and arguably should) have multiple drives, so results might be ''/dev/sda'' ''/dev/sdb'' ''/dev/sdc'', and so on to the last drive. | ||
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| If you do not understand why any of those things are significant, or are confused about what to choose, then you should choose ''NetworkManager''. | If you do not understand why any of those things are significant, or are confused about what to choose, then you should choose ''NetworkManager''. | ||
| - | <WRAP> | + | </WRAP> |
| Next, you are provided with a list of startup options. This is largely geared toward sys admins, or computer users who like to do sys admin tasks (like reading logs, playing on the network, start up various services, and so on). | Next, you are provided with a list of startup options. This is largely geared toward sys admins, or computer users who like to do sys admin tasks (like reading logs, playing on the network, start up various services, and so on). | ||
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| + | <wrap fa>[[pre|R]]</wrap> <wrap fa>[[start|S]]</wrap> <wrap fa>[[user|Q]]</wrap> | ||
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