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A. F. SheikhCompTIA Linux+ Certification CompanionCertification Study Companion Serieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0128-0_6

6. Hardware and Process Settings

Ahmed F. Sheikh1  
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Miami, FL, USA
 

In this chapter, you will gain an understanding of how to implement device drives and manage kernel modules. You also will be able to describe hotplug and coldplug devices and how to manage processes related to hardware and settings.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to
  1. 1.

    Describe methods for implementing device drivers

     
  2. 2.

    Manage kernel modules

     
  3. 3.

    Describe hotplug and coldplug devices

     
  4. 4.

    Identify and manage processes

     

Device Drivers

A device driver is needed ...

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