Chapter 9Managing Hardware
The typical Linux system has lots of different hardware devices connected to it. The list can include hard drives, external drives, monitors, keyboards, printers, audio cards, and network cards. Part of your job as a Linux administrator is to make sure all of those devices are working, and working properly.
Device Driver Modules
One of the main jobs of the Linux operating system is to provide a standard interface for applications to work with hardware. There are lots of different types of hardware devices available, making it impossible for each application to include ...
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