Root Filesystem

The root filesystem is the filesystem that is contained on the same partition on which the root directory is located, and it is the filesystem on which all the other filesystems are mounted (i.e., logically attached to the system) as the system is booted up (i.e., started up)

Useful reference material for the Linux Root Filesystem can be found here

• Root Filesystem Definition
• An introduction to Linux filesystems
• The Root Filesystem

The DataStorm DAQ utilizes the Linaro Ubuntu ARM rootfs. This includes the XFCE desktop environment.

A complete Root Filesystem SD card image is provided for the user in the next section.

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