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	Various commands and tools to manage disks in Linux.		Various commands and tools to manage disks in Linux.


	== General ==		== General ==
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	This should output a string, which you can directly compare to the string on the website. If they match, then the file is valid with no errors.		This should output a string, which you can directly compare to the string on the website. If they match, then the file is valid with no errors.


	== File Management ==		== File Management ==
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	=== NTFS Partitions ===		=== NTFS Partitions ===
	ntsflabel /dev/<partition> <label_name>		ntsflabel /dev/<partition> <label_name>


	== Mounting a Samba Network Share ==		== Mounting a Samba Network Share ==
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	sudo apt install cifs-utils		sudo apt install cifs-utils

			=== Create Mount Location ===
	Next, create your local mount directory. This can be anywhere, technically. But for organizational practices, it's standard to mount "permanent" drive locations (such as this) under the <code>/mnt</code> folder of your Linux install. In this example, we'll call it <code>network_share</code>, but you can call it whatever you like.		Next, create your local mount directory. This can be anywhere, technically. But for organizational practices, it's standard to mount "permanent" drive locations (such as this) under the <code>/mnt</code> folder of your Linux install. In this example, we'll call it <code>network_share</code>, but you can call it whatever you like.
	sudo mkdir /mnt/network_share		sudo mkdir /mnt/network_share
	sudo chmod 777 /mnt/network_share		sudo chmod 777 /mnt/network_share

			=== Set Drive Credentials ===
	We need a way to access credentials for this drive. To do this, we create a file that holds our credentials, and then limit permissions to the root user to make it secure. This makes it so no other users can see this unless they have sudo access (But at that point, anyone that has sudo access to this system can already see any file they want, if they desire).		We need a way to access credentials for this drive. To do this, we create a file that holds our credentials, and then limit permissions to the root user to make it secure. This makes it so no other users can see this unless they have sudo access (But at that point, anyone that has sudo access to this system can already see any file they want, if they desire).

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	sudo chmod 400 /etc/sambapasswords/network_share		sudo chmod 400 /etc/sambapasswords/network_share

			=== Create Auto-mount Command ===
	Now we add the command to automatically mount this drive on computer startup. This is done by editing your fstab file with <code>sudo nano /etc/fstab</code>. In this file, add the following lines:		Now we add the command to automatically mount this drive on computer startup. This is done by editing your fstab file with <code>sudo nano /etc/fstab</code>. In this file, add the following lines:
	{{ note \| You'll need to replace <code>network_location</code> with the proper location to your network storage drive. Also, if you used different values in the above steps (credential file location, mount folder name, etc), then replace the corresponding value in this line.}}		{{ note \| You'll need to replace <code>network_location</code> with the proper location to your network storage drive. Also, if you used different values in the above steps (credential file location, mount folder name, etc), then replace the corresponding value in this line.}}

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	== Mounting a Samba Network Share ==		== Mounting a Samba Network Share ==
			{{ Warn \| The following method saves password credentials to a file, and is only secure if no one else has {{ ic \| sudo/root}} access on the machine. }}
	First install the required packages:		First install the required packages:
	sudo apt update		sudo apt update
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	Now we add the command to automatically mount this drive on computer startup. This is done by editing your fstab file with <code>sudo nano /etc/fstab</code>. In this file, add the following lines:		Now we add the command to automatically mount this drive on computer startup. This is done by editing your fstab file with <code>sudo nano /etc/fstab</code>. In this file, add the following lines:
	{ note \| You'll need to replace <code>network_location</code> with the proper location to your network storage drive. Also, if you used different values in the above steps (credential file location, mount folder name, etc), then replace the corresponding value in this line.}		{{ note \| You'll need to replace <code>network_location</code> with the proper location to your network storage drive. Also, if you used different values in the above steps (credential file location, mount folder name, etc), then replace the corresponding value in this line.}}
	//<network_location> /mnt/network_share cifs credentials=/etc/sambapasswords/network_share,user 0 0		//<network_location> /mnt/network_share cifs credentials=/etc/sambapasswords/network_share,user 0 0

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	sudo mount -a		sudo mount -a

	{ warn \| If you get an error at this stage, either correct it or comment out the line you added to your fstab before restarting your computer. Errors in your fstab file on restart generally cause ubuntu to not boot into normal mode, which is annoying to deal with.}		{{ warn \| If you get an error at this stage, either correct it or comment out the line you added to your fstab before restarting your computer. Errors in your fstab file on restart generally cause ubuntu to not boot into normal mode, which is annoying to deal with.}}

	If you got an error, then it likely displays in the command output and should be corrected before restarting your machine.		If you got an error, then it likely displays in the command output and should be corrected before restarting your machine.

	If you get no output, then it likely mounted correctly. Congratulations! You can verify by opening your <code>/mnt/network_share</code> folder and checking that it has the files you expect.		If you get no output, then it likely mounted correctly. Congratulations! You can verify by opening your <code>/mnt/network_share</code> folder and checking that it has the files you expect.

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	We create this file under <code>/etc/sambapasswords</code>, and name the file the same as our mount folder name. But again, technically this file can be called whatever you want, and stored in any location you wish, as long as you're consistent.		We create this file under <code>/etc/sambapasswords</code>, and name the file the same as our mount folder name. But again, technically this file can be called whatever you want, and stored in any location you wish, as long as you're consistent.
	sudo mkdir /etc/sambapasswords		sudo mkdir /etc/sambapasswords
	~~sudo chmod 400 /etc/sambapasswords/network_share~~
	sudo nano /etc/sambapasswords/network_share		sudo nano /etc/sambapasswords/network_share

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	username=		username=
	password=		password=

			Set permissions on the file so that no unauthorized users can read it.
			sudo chmod 400 /etc/sambapasswords/network_share


	Now we add the command to automatically mount this drive on computer startup. This is done by editing your fstab file with <code>sudo nano /etc/fstab</code>. In this file, add the following lines:		Now we add the command to automatically mount this drive on computer startup. This is done by editing your fstab file with <code>sudo nano /etc/fstab</code>. In this file, add the following lines:

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	=== NTFS Partitions ===		=== NTFS Partitions ===
	ntsflabel /dev/<partition> <label_name>		ntsflabel /dev/<partition> <label_name>

			== Mounting a Samba Network Share ==
			First install the required packages:
			sudo apt update
			sudo apt install cifs-utils

			Next, create your local mount directory. This can be anywhere, technically. But for organizational practices, it's standard to mount "permanent" drive locations (such as this) under the <code>/mnt</code> folder of your Linux install. In this example, we'll call it <code>network_share</code>, but you can call it whatever you like.
			sudo mkdir /mnt/network_share
			sudo chmod 777 /mnt/network_share

			We need a way to access credentials for this drive. To do this, we create a file that holds our credentials, and then limit permissions to the root user to make it secure. This makes it so no other users can see this unless they have sudo access (But at that point, anyone that has sudo access to this system can already see any file they want, if they desire).

			We create this file under <code>/etc/sambapasswords</code>, and name the file the same as our mount folder name. But again, technically this file can be called whatever you want, and stored in any location you wish, as long as you're consistent.
			sudo mkdir /etc/sambapasswords
			sudo chmod 400 /etc/sambapasswords/network_share
			sudo nano /etc/sambapasswords/network_share

			At this point, we're editing our credential file. Add the credentials via the two following lines, where you enter your network connection credentials instead of leaving it blank (no spaces).
			username=
			password=

			Now we add the command to automatically mount this drive on computer startup. This is done by editing your fstab file with <code>sudo nano /etc/fstab</code>. In this file, add the following lines:
			{ note \| You'll need to replace <code>network_location</code> with the proper location to your network storage drive. Also, if you used different values in the above steps (credential file location, mount folder name, etc), then replace the corresponding value in this line.}
			//<network_location> /mnt/network_share cifs credentials=/etc/sambapasswords/network_share,user 0 0

			Save the changes to your fstab file and exit. At this point, you should be done. You can test that it works by running
			sudo mount -a

			{ warn \| If you get an error at this stage, either correct it or comment out the line you added to your fstab before restarting your computer. Errors in your fstab file on restart generally cause ubuntu to not boot into normal mode, which is annoying to deal with.}

			If you got an error, then it likely displays in the command output and should be corrected before restarting your machine.

			If you get no output, then it likely mounted correctly. Congratulations! You can verify by opening your <code>/mnt/network_share</code> folder and checking that it has the files you expect.

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 GUI Hard Drive Management:
 * Use the <code>gparted</code> program.
 Verifying a download against a hash:
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 This should output a string, which you can directly compare to the string on the website. If they match, then the file is valid with no errors.
 == View General Drive Info ==

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 Various commands and tools to manage disks in Linux.
+== General ==
 GUI Hard Drive Management:
 * Use the <code>gparted</code> program.
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 This should output a string, which you can directly compare to the string on the website. If they match, then the file is valid with no errors.

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	Copy Files Over a Network:		Copy Files Over a Network:
	* <code>rsync -avh <input_location> <output_location>		* <code>rsync -avh <input_location> <output_location></code>
	* Note that input/output locations can be a local file path or a network path. If it's a network path, then it takes the format of:		* Note that input/output locations can be a local file path or a network path. If it's a network path, then it takes the format of:
	** <code><username>@<network_location>:<input_or_output_location></code>		** <code><username>@<network_location>:<input_or_output_location></code>

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	* <code>rsync -avh <input_location> <output_location>		* <code>rsync -avh <input_location> <output_location>
	* Note that input/output locations can be a local file path or a network path. If it's a network path, then it takes the format of:		* Note that input/output locations can be a local file path or a network path. If it's a network path, then it takes the format of:
	** <username>@<network_location>:<input_or_output_location>		** <code><username>@<network_location>:<input_or_output_location></code>

			Verifying a download against a hash:
			Some large files (particularly iso/img files, such as for an OS install) will have an associated SHA256 string on the website download page.<br>
			To verify your download had no errors, you can run the command:
			* <code>sha256sum <file_location></code>

			This should output a string, which you can directly compare to the string on the website. If they match, then the file is valid with no errors.

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Various commands and tools to manage disks in Linux.

View currently attached drives/devices:
* <code>lsblk</code>

GUI Hard Drive Management:
* Use the <code>gparted</code> program.

Copy Files Locally:
* <code>dd if=<input_location> of=<output_location> status=progress conv=fsync</code>

Copy Files Over a Network:
* <code>rsync -avh <input_location> <output_location>
* Note that input/output locations can be a local file path or a network path. If it's a network path, then it takes the format of:
** <username>@<network_location>:<input_or_output_location>