November 2014
Beginner
174 pages
3h 50m
English
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Chapter 2. Cold Starts
In the Northern Hemisphere, I think we can all relate to the analogy of the cold start; those bleak January mornings where you are frantically trying to start your car. When it does finally splutter into some form of life, we then have to contend with a steering wheel too cold to hold. Thankfully, starting up a Linux system is not so unpleasant; perhaps air-conditioned server rooms have something to do with this, I am not sure…
Working through this chapter, we are going to build upon what you have already mastered—helping you understand your Linux systems. You will learn about the following topics:
- The GRUB and the MBR: In this section, you will learn about the relationship that the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) enjoys with ...