From Power Up To Bash Prompt
Greg O'Keefe, gcokeefe@postoffice.utas.edu.au
v0.9, November 2000
This is a brief description of what happens in a Linux system, from the time that you turn on the power, to the time that you log in and get a bash prompt. Understanding this will be helpful when you need to solve problems or configure your system.
1. Introduction
2. Hardware
3. Lilo
4. The Linux Kernel
5. The GNU C Library
6. Init
7. The Filesystem
8. Kernel Daemons
9. System Logger
10. Getty and Login
11. Bash
12. Commands
13. Conclusion
14. Administrivia
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