The Linux system consists of the following core components:
- Linux Kernel
- DefinitionThe kernel is the core of the operating system, responsible for managing hardware resources (such as CPU, memory, disk, network, etc.) and providing basic services to applications.
- Functions
- Process Management: Creating, scheduling, and terminating processes.
- Memory Management: Allocating and reclaiming memory.
- File System Management: Supporting various file systems (such as ext4, XFS, Btrfs, etc.).
- Device Drivers: Managing hardware devices (such as disks, network cards, graphics cards, etc.).
- Network Management: Supporting the TCP/IP protocol stack, providing network communication functions.
- Shell
- Definition:The shell is the command-line interface for user interaction with the kernel.