Important Linux Directories

•       /bin Basic programs

•       /boot Kernel image (only when the kernel is loaded from a filesystem, not common on non-x86 architectures)

•       /dev Device files

•       /etc System-wide configuration

•       /home Directory for the users home directories

•       /lib Basic libraries

•       /media Mount points for removable media

•       /mnt Mount points for static media

•       /proc Mount point for the proc virtual filesystem

•       /root Home directory of the root user

•       /sbin Basic system programs

•       /sys Mount point of the sysfs virtual  filesystem

•       /tmp Temporary files

•       /usr /usr/bin Non-basic programs

•       /usr/lib Non-basic libraries

•       /usr/sbin Non-basic system programs

•       /var Variable data files. This includes spool directories and files, administrative and logging data, and transient and temporary.