Yes, all Linux system files are readable text files. The only exceptions are bitmap graphics assets and the contents of /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /usr/local/bin etc., which is where any corrupted files go, hence the name. You can check the files, they are indeed unreadable. Reminder to clean your PC’s bin directories to save disk space!
Windows make heavy use of the registry, which I found very cumbersome. Obviously, database systems have their own advantages and disadvantages as opposed to files but Linux is WAY cleaner, and very transparent about what executes, how and with what permissions.
Yes, all Linux system files are readable text files. The only exceptions are bitmap graphics assets and the contents of
/bin,/sbin,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin,/usr/local/binetc., which is where any corrupted files go, hence the name. You can check the files, they are indeed unreadable. Reminder to clean your PC’sbindirectories to save disk space!/s
I was pretty amazed at this when I learned about it.
It feels like digging into Windows was finding a bunch of compiled code.
Where there’s been some times where I understood what was happening in Linux because I was able to follow how the library was set up.
Windows make heavy use of the registry, which I found very cumbersome. Obviously, database systems have their own advantages and disadvantages as opposed to files but Linux is WAY cleaner, and very transparent about what executes, how and with what permissions.
What’s cleaner?
Not
HKLM_CURRENT_USERIMO