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Chapter 2. Overview of a Linux System

• Table of Contents
• 2.1. Various parts of an operating system
• 2.2. Important parts of the kernel
• 2.3. Major services in a UNIX system
   
• 2.3.1. Logins from terminals
• 2.3.2. Logins from terminals
• 2.3.3. Syslog
• 2.3.4. Graphical user interface
• 2.3.5. Graphical user interface
• 2.3.6. Networking
• 2.3.7. Network logins
• 2.3.8. Network file systems
• 2.3.9. Mail
• 2.3.10. Printing
• 2.3.11. The filesystem layout

"God saw everything that he had made, and saw that it was very good. " -- Bible King James Version. Genesis 1:31

This chapter gives an overview of a Linux system. First, the major services provided by the operating system are described. Then, the programs that implement these services are described with a considerable lack of detail. The purpose of this chapter is to give an understanding of the system as a whole, so that each part is described in detail elsewhere.

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