Linux is an open source operating system. The source code of Linux is available to read as well as modify as you wish. This makes it a great tool to learn about operating systems and what goes inside them. So in this post we are going to see the structure of the Linux operating system. Linux operating system has a structure similar to commercial operating systems. However, Linux is closer to Unix operating system. The main structure of Linux consists of :- 1. Hardware 2. Kernel 3. Device drivers 4. Standard library of procedures 5. Standard library of utilities 6. Applications The layered architecture of Linux operating system is shown in the following diagram:- Architecture of ...
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