Programs folder

• /bin: exec for all users
• /sbin: exec for admins only
• /lib: lib for programs

System folders

• /boot: for system boot
• /usr: for all non essential files to system running. example: GUI
• /usr/local: folder that is not impacted when system upgrades. Used to store manually compiled programs
• /opt: optional programs installed by packages
• /etc: editable text configuration. Configuration files
• /srv: should contain services data. not respected

users data folder

• /home/XXX: data for user XXX
• /root: home for root user

Variable data

• /var: for logs, mail
• /tmp: temp files

Mount folders

• /mnt : for mounting tempo FS. Example: /mnt/data, /mnt/samba
• /media: mount folder for removable media: USB stick...

Virtual FS

• /dev
• /proc