Articles - Howtos
At the outset I would like to tell you that this article is aimed at those
who have had previous installation experience on any distribution of
Linux. Even if you don't fall into that category, it still doesn't hurt to know a
little bit more about the OS of your choice. Now roll up your sleeves and
let's get started.
It was most likely that you installed your first Linux box from a bootable
CDROM. Maybe your motherboard didn't support booting from the
CDROM and you had to make a bootable floppy instead. Now that wasn't all
The Linux kernel is the heart of the operating system. This is the software that takes care of the programs that are currently running on your system as well as handling the interactions of those processes with your hardware. The kernel will decide how much CPU time and usage is allowed to the various programs.