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+<sect2><title>Contents</title>
+
+<para>
+The Linux kernel package contains the Linux kernel.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2><title>Description</title>
+
+<para>
+The Linux kernel is at the core of every Linux system. It's what makes
+Linux tick. When you turn on your computer and boot a Linux system, the
+very first piece of Linux software that gets loaded is the kernel. The
+kernel initializes the system's hardware components such as serial
+ports, parallel ports, sound cards, network cards, IDE controllers, SCSI
+controllers and a lot more. In a nutshell the kernel makes the hardware
+available so that the software can run.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+