The Linux boot process starts with powering on the computer. The entire purpose of the boot process is to load the Linux kernel into memory and start init.
This section covers that process in detail.
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- About
- News and Reviews
- Fedora 18 — A New Anaconda
- Fedora 17 — Power Desktop and Choice for Parents
- Fedora 14 — Easy (Mostly) Transition and no Surprises (Updated)
- Fedora 13 — Upgrade Issues Mar Otherwise Solid OS
- Fedora 12 — A Player for Server and Desktop
- Fedora 9 Not Ready for Most Users
- VirtualBox – Free and Easy Virtualization
- Rev’ing up Your Backups
- DataBook for Linux Administrators
- Fedora and Red Hat Documentation
- Installation
- Upgrades
- Migrating to Linux
- Starting Linux
- Filesystems
- The Command Line Interface (CLI)
- System Tools
- System Administration
- Software Updates
- Networking
- Printing
- The X Window System
- Security
- Scripting Languages
- sendmail
- Troubleshooting
- Compiling the Kernel
- Applications
- Multimedia
- Lab Projects
- DataBook for Linux Users
- Introduction
- Section: The Basics
- Chapter — How Do I Get Started?
- Chapter — Introduction to Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)
- Chapter — Using KDE 3.5
- Chapter — Using KDE 4
- Section: Managing Files
- Section: Internet Applications
- Chapter — Multimedia
- Chapter — Application Programs
- Chapter — Printing in Linux
- Chapter — Problem Solving
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