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Summary

  • The root user can use the mount command to manually mount a file system.

  • To successfully unmount a device, all processes must stop accessing the mount point.

  • The removable storage devices are mounted in the /run/media directory when using the graphical environment.

  • The lsblk command lists the details of block devices, such as the size and the UUID.

  • The parted command adds, modifies, and removes partitions on disks with the MBR or the GPT partitioning scheme.

  • The mkfs.xfs command creates XFS file systems on disk partitions.

  • The /etc/fstab file contains devices that must be persistently mounted.

  • The mkswap command initializes swap spaces.

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