Mounts

Lesson in the Linux Roadmap · Stage 10: Package Management

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Mounts?

Mounting in Linux attaches filesystems to specific directories (mount points) in the directory tree, allowing the OS to access data on storage devices. The mount command performs this operation. Example: mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt mounts second partition to /mnt directory. The /mnt directory is conventionally used for temporary mounting operations. Essential for Linux disk and filesystem management.

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Free resources to learn Mounts

Official docsThe mount command manual page
ArticleMounting, unmounting and the /mnt directory - The Linux Documentation Project
ArticleLinux mount command with Examples

Mounts: common questions

Can I learn Mounts in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Mounts in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Mounts tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 63 of 102 in the free Linux roadmap, in stage 10, Package Management. If you are new to Linux, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.