How Does Linux Boot?

Every operating system has a boot process. Linux is no different. In this section, weโ€™ll go over the basics of the boot process and explain each component. Thereโ€™s a ton of processes happening between powering up a Linux system and when it finally gets to a blank prompt. The boot process can be explained very … Read more

What are Linux Distributions?

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Since Linux is open source, lots of different developers have worked on it and forked their work into separate distributions or โ€œdistrosโ€ based on the opinions they have on how the operating system should work. A fork is what happens when software is cloned from other software and takes a different direction. Linux distributions each … Read more