© David Both 2020
D. BothUsing and Administering Linux: Volume 1https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5049-5_16

16. Linux Boot and Startup

David Both1 
(1)
Raleigh, NC, USA
 

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn

  • The difference between Linux boot and startup

  • What happens during the hardware boot sequence

  • What happens during the Linux boot sequence

  • What happens during the Linux startup sequence

  • How to manage and modify the Linux boot and startup sequences

  • The function of the display and window managers

  • How the login process works for both virtual consoles and a GUI

  • What happens when a user logs off

This chapter explores the hardware boot sequence, the bootup sequence using the GRUB2 bootloader, and the startup sequence as performed by the systemd initialization ...

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