Linux (and Unix) have generally referred to disk partitions by their "traditional" device name, such as /dev/sda2 or /dev/hda5. However, this kind of name for a particular partition can (and will ...

Managing Linux disks and the file systems that reside on them is something of an art – from setup to partitioning to monitoring performance.

Linux systems provide many ways to look at disk partitions. Here's a look at commands you can use to display useful information -- each providing a different format and with a different focus.

1. Device name: Linux disks are named sda, sdb and so on, with the partition's number added to the disk's device, so /dev/sda2 is the second partition on the first disk. 2.

Terms like hard disk, drive, partition, and image are often confusing. Knowing the difference saves time and avoids errors ...

Any Linux distribution which supports UEFI installation will be able to read and analyze the disk partitioning, and will in some way handle the EFI boot partition requirement.

There, you can use the command-line version of the GRUB boot loader to detect the Linux partition and restore GRUB to the hard disk’s master boot record, where it will be located in most dual ...