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diff --git a/appendixa/kernel-desc.xml b/appendixa/kernel-desc.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 89d16ee3f..000000000 --- a/appendixa/kernel-desc.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title> - -<para>The <emphasis>kernel</emphasis> is the engine of your GNU/Linux system. -When switching on your box, the kernel is the first part of your operating -system that gets loaded. It detects and initializes all the components of your -computer's hardware, then makes these components available as a tree of files -to the software, and turns a single CPU into a multi-tasking machine capable -of running scores of programs seemingly at the same time.</para> - -<para>The <emphasis>kernel headers</emphasis> define the interface to the -services that the kernel provides. The headers in your system's -<filename>include</filename> directory should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be -the ones against which Glibc was compiled and should therefore -<emphasis>not</emphasis> be replaced when upgrading the kernel.</para> - -<para>The <filename>System.map</filename> file is a list of addresses and -symbols. It maps the entry points and addresses of all the functions and data -structures in the kernel.</para> - -</sect2> - |