Chapter 3

Configure and Manage Storage Using the Appropriate Tools

This chapter covers the following Linux+ XK0-005 exam objective:

  • Images 1.3: Given a scenario, configure and manage storage using the appropriate tools.

In this chapter you will learn how to manage storage devices. The first section covers disk partitioning, and you will learn about tools like fdisk, parted, and partprobe. Once you have learned how to create a partition, you will learn about how to place a filesystem on the partition and make the filesystem available to the operating system through a process called mounting.

This chapter explores two alternatives to partitioning: ...

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