Intoduction to Linux

 Introduction to Linux

Linux is an open-source operating system, Similar to any other operating system like Windows, MAC, etc. An operating system is a program that manages the communication between user software and hardware.

There are the following major parts in a Linux system:

kernel –

A Linux kernel is the core of any operating system, which directly interacts with the hardware. It manages all the system resources like “Memory”, “CPU”, “Processes” and Attached peripheral devices to the system.

Bootloader –

The Bootloader is also called Boot Manager. A program that handles the boot process for any Linux computer. It loads the operating system from the storage device to memory.

Shell –

A shell is a command-line interpreter, which provides directly interacts with users via standard input devices like a keyboard.

Daemons –

These are the services that did the specific tasks like a Web server, printing service, etc. Generally, daemons start with the operating system and keep running till the system shutdown.

Desktop Environment –

These provide the Graphical interface of a shell to users to work. This is similar to the Windows desktop environment.