C.4. Device Names in Linux
| Appendix C. Partitioning for Ubuntu |

## C.4. Device Names in Linux

Linux disks and partition names may be different from other operating systems. You need to know the names that Linux uses when you create and mount partitions. Here's the basic naming scheme:

- The first DASD device is named `/dev/dasda`.

- The second DASD device is named `/dev/dasdb`, and so on.

The partitions on each disk are represented by appending a decimal number to the disk name: `dasda1` and `dasda2` represent the first and second partitions of the first DASD device in your system.

C.3. Recommended Partitioning Scheme |  | C.5. Ubuntu Partitioning Programs