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Which is the Linux kernel image file from the following and what is location in the file system?
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∙ 11y ago
The kernel image is the file in /boot that has a name like "vmlinuz" in it.
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What is the Linux kernel?
The Linux kernel is the central component of the GNU/Linux operating system. The kernel is the lowest level of interaction between the hardware and the operating system. Individual applications are at a higher level. The kernel along with supporting applications make up the operating system.
What is the core component of the Linux operating system?
The Linux kernel.
What do you mean when you say Linux is an operating system kernel?
It means that Linux is a kernel for Linux-based operating systems. In the strictest sense, Linux itself is only the kernel, however I tend to view it as a full operating system core due to how most kernel spece works (Which tends to include not just the kernel, but most device drivers.).
What do you mean by in Linux?
Linux is just the kernel. If you combine utilities that were made as a result of the GNU project with the linux kernel, you get GNU Linux, which is considered as a complete operating system
Is Linux a operating system software?
Technically speaking linux is a kernel. The kernel is the part of the operating system that acts as a middleman/translator between the hardware and the software.
Is Linux a web browser?
No. It is an operating system kernel.
Where is the source to the Linux kernel stored on the file system?
Traditionally in /usr/src/linux.
What is the name of kernel in Unix Linux and Windows Vista?
As Unix isn't any particular operating system, there is no distinct name for the kernel. Different versions of Unix may have vastly different kernel structures. The Linux kernel is called, well, the Linux kernel. The Vista kernel is a continuation of the "NT kernel" designed for Windows NT 3.1.
What is the name of the kernel used in Linux?
Linux is the kernel.
How many servers are there in Linux?
Linux is an open source Kernel a key element in any operating system responsible amongst other things for managing memory. A Linux distribution is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, there are many Linux distributions. Please reword the question.
What operating system did Linus Torvalds create?
An operating system is usually defined as a collection of software used to create a complete and usable system. By that definition, he did not create any operating system. Torvalds created the most important piece of an operating system, a kernel. The kernel he created is called Linux.
Is Linux an operating systems?
Linux is a kernel. It does not provide any other features of an operating system (such as an interface or programs). Linux is roughly the equivalent of ntoskrnl.exe in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Complete operating systems containing the Linux kernel are usually referred to as "Linux distros."
