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Can I use partitions made by Windows 7 in Linux?

I am planning to leave Windows and get to Linux (yet do not know which one, but it is not the question). I was using Windows 7, I have 2 partitions (C:198 GB, D:488 GB). And I have a lot of documents ...
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Find filesystem of an unmounted partition from a script

I'm writing a custom automated install using AIF (Arch Installation Framework), and I need to find the filesystem on a partition given a partition. So far I have this: grok_partitions () { local ...
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What is the proper way of sharing the /usr subdirectory?

What parts of the /usr subdirectory are usually shared in common practice without introducing any system instabilities? My intent is to share share-able parts of the /usr subdirectory among VM's of ...