CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide: Exam XK0-004

CHAPTER 11

Managing the Linux Boot Process

In this chapter, you will learn about:

•   The bootstrap phase

•   The bootloader phase

•   The kernel phase

•   System V

•   systemd

To make the Linux boot process more easily digestible, we’re going to break it down into the following phases:

•   The bootstrap phase

•   The bootloader phase

•   The kernel phase

•   System initialization

Figure 11-1 illustrates the BIOS boot process. Boot-specific messages are written to /var/log/boot.log. The systemd command journalctl -b will display boot messages from your last boot, but may also be configured to store boot logs from previous boots.

Figure 11-1 ...