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<sect2><title>Contents of Linux</title>
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<para>The Linux kernel is at the core of every Linux system. It's what makes
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Linux tick. When a computer is turned on and boots a Linux system, the
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very first piece of Linux software that gets loaded is the kernel. The
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kernel initializes the system's hardware components: serial ports, parallel
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ports, sound cards, network cards, IDE controllers, SCSI controllers and a
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lot more. In a nutshell the kernel makes the hardware available so that the
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software can run.</para>
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<para><emphasis>Installed files</emphasis>: the kernel and the kernel
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headers</para>
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</sect2>
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