Re: /cdrom vs. /media/cdrom

From: Joey Hess (joeyh_at_debian.org)
Date: 07/22/04

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    Paul Johnson wrote:
    > I don't have a /media, and my laptop, which I just installed Debian on,
    > also doesn't have a /media. ???

    Then you didn't install sarge using a current version of the installer.

    > I believe the LSB puts removable media in /mnt/fd0, /mnt/scd0, etc.
    > Debian puts the same devices in /floppy, /cdrom0, etc.

    LSB goes with the FHS locations in this and generally all cases, and
    recent FHS versions require /media. Using /mnt subdirectories has always
    broken stuff and has never been in the LSB or the FHS. 

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