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Linux filesystem quiz

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Quiz question-answer pairs sourced from ChatGPT-5.2.

Unix/Linux filesystem

One of my favourite explanations, from a Reddit answer by AbsolutelyLudicrous:

Reddit post explaining the Unix filesystem

My own cheatsheet, given that I mostly work on Ubuntu or Fedora:

  • A binary already installed or one I installed using apt or dnf? Then look under /usr/bin or /bin/ (which is often a symlink to /usr/bin/).
  • A binary I installed, but without using a package manager? Then look under /usr/local/, or possibly /opt/ if it is self-contained.
  • A non-configuration textual file? Then look under /usr/share/ or /usr/local/share/, choosing the latter if it's one of the self-installed and non-package-managed pieces of software.
  • A configuration file? Then look under /etc/ or /usr/local/etc/.