Disk and Partition Basics for Linux System Administration
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Disk and Partition Basics for Linux System Administration

Beginner 🗺️ Linux System Administration Roadmap (Beginner to Advanced)
Prerequisites
Environment Variables and Shell Configuration Files in Linux Linux Package Managers: apt, yum/dnf, and rpm Basics Understanding Linux Processes and Job Control Environment Variables and Shell Configuration Files in Linux Understanding Linux User Permissions and Sudo Understanding Linux Processes and Job Control File Permissions and Ownership Basics in Linux Managing users and groups (useradd, groupadd, passwd) — User and Permission Management (from Linux System Administration Roadmap (Beginner to Advanced) roadmap, beginner level)

1. Introduction to Disk Concepts and Tools

  • 1. Understanding Disks and Partitions in Linux
  • 2. Overview of Disk Partitioning Tools: fdisk, parted, lsblk

2. Using fdisk for Disk Partitioning

  • 1. Navigating fdisk Interface and Basic Commands
  • 2. Creating, Deleting, and Modifying Partitions with fdisk
  • 3. Saving Changes and Writing Partition Tables Using fdisk

3. Advanced Partitioning with parted and Visualization with lsblk

  • 1. Using parted for Creating and Resizing Partitions
  • 2. Viewing and Managing Partitions with lsblk

4. Practical Disk Partitioning Exercises

  • 1. Practice: Creating and Deleting Partitions on a Linux System
  • 2. Practice: Viewing Partition Layouts and Disk Information