Fix the /boot partition inconsistency across three pages
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@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ That tree isn't arbitrary either. Every Debian install has the same folders in t
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| `/usr` | The installed programs themselves, managed by `apt` |
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| `/opt` | Software installed outside the package manager |
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| `/mnt` and `/media` | Where extra disks get mounted, `/media` for removable ones |
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| `/boot` | The kernel and the bootloader, on a small partition of its own |
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| `/boot` | The kernel and the bootloader. On a default UEFI Debian install it lives on `/`; only `/boot/efi` (the EFI system partition) is separate |
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| `/dev` | Your hardware, exposed as files (`/dev/sda` is a disk) |
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| `/proc` and `/sys` | The kernel's live state, invented on the fly, not real files |
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## Folders are not partitions
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Partitions are a different question from folders. A minimal Debian install typically creates two, one for `/` and one for swap, so every folder above except `/boot` lives on the same partition and shares the same free space. Two commands to see the reality of it: `lsblk` draws the tree of disks and partitions, `df -h` shows how full each one is.
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Partitions are a different question from folders. A minimal Debian install typically creates two, one for `/` and one for swap, so every folder above except `/boot/efi` lives on the same partition and shares the same free space. Two commands to see the reality of it: `lsblk` draws the tree of disks and partitions, `df -h` shows how full each one is.
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```bash [Terminal]
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lsblk
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