You are looking in the wrong direction !
It is not recommended to use a disk without a partition table. Sooner or later you will get into deep trouble if you do things the windows-way in linux.
Some reading-material to read on.
Switch from Windows - how to use GNU/Linux:
Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆
Remember when you installed your very first Windows, added bells and whistles and then couldn’t see the wood for the trees any more and had to re-install?
Well, you’re in the same situation now: You’re a N00b again! Embrace it!
I know right now you’re thinking:
Why is this so much more difficult than Windows? [image]
Whereas in 6 months time, you’ll be like:
Why can't I make Windows jump through fiery hoops like I do with Linux??? <a class="lightbox&qu…
Working with Drives
Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆
1. INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Windows started its life as a graphical user interface on top of MS-DOS, a 16-bit single-user, single-tasking operating system that in turn originated as 86DOS, an unauthorized 16-bit rewrite (by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer) of Digital Research’s originally 8-bit CP/M operating system. Both CP/M and MS-DOS were at the time developed for computers that did not support any other storage media than floppy disks.
Considering this legacy, Microsof…
Filesystem, Permissions:
Difficulty: ★★★☆☆
Note: This post is meant as a tutorial. Please do not post on this thread regarding any problems you’re having with permissions, but start a new thread instead. Thank you.
PREAMBLE: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
If you are new to the world of GNU/Linux ─ and especially if you come from the Microsoft Windows ecosystem ─ then you will undoubtedly have already noticed that GNU/Linux handles permissions and storage volumes quite differently from what you might be used to …
You also can find good information in the arch wiki and in the manjaro wiki
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