Hey, everybody. First-time Linux user here (well, sort of; I've struggled before with
getting either Debian or SuSE installed, unsuccessfully). So far, I like what I've
seen of Debian (mostly installation screens and documentation); not only do I like the
actual freeness of it (SuSE, for instance, wouldn't give me any avenues for getting
help or ways to upgrade my version without me paying them cash), but the documentation
is friendlier, I think. I'm sure once my 12-hour download finishes that I'll have
more questions, but for now, I just want to ask this:
I know that powering the system off manually is a Bad Thing (tm), but I live in
Cowville, so a black-out is always a possibility. It's also possible that my mom
would turn the computer off out of ignorance, despite my attempts to educate her on
computer no-nos. What do I need to do, if anything, to make sure my hard drive isn't
hosed after a power-off? Is there an equivalent to the Windows Scandisk-after-crash
thing?
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