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Chapter 8 - System Initialization, X Windows, and Localization Flashcards

1
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The partition that a standard BIOS searches for an operating system on.

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active partition

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A BIOS component that provides hardware and power management event functionality to an operating system.

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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

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A character set that provides character mappings for English characters.

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American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)

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Software programs that cater to specific user needs.

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assistive technologies

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A program used to load an operating system.

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boot loader

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Used to configure UNIX SysV daemon startup by runlevel.

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chkconfig command

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A desktop environment based on GNOME and used by Linux Mint.

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Cinnamon

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A Linux system process that provides a system service.

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daemon

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A software component that allows programs running within a desktop environment to easily communicate with one another.

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Desktop Bus (D-Bus)

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The software that works with a window manager to provide a standard GUI environment that uses standard programs and development tools.

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desktop environment

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Used to generate an initramfs.

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dracut command

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The time format used by the Linux kernel; it is represented by the number of seconds since January 1, 1970.

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epoch time

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A program that provides a graphical login screen.

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GNOME Display Manager (gdm)

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The graphical interface components within the GNOME 3 desktop environment

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GNOME Shell

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A boot loader used to boot a variety of operating systems (including Linux) on a variety of hardware platforms.

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GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)

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An enhanced version of the original GRUB boot loader. It is the most common boot loader used on modern Linux systems.

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GRand Unified Bootloader version 2 (GRUB2)

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The original version of the GRUB boot loader.

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GRUB Legacy

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The partition containing the second stage of the GRUB boot loader and the GRUB configuration file; it is normally a partition that is mounted to /boot.

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GRUB root partition

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19
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Used to install the GRUB boot loader.

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grub-install command

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20
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Used to install the GRUB2 boot loader.

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grub2-install command

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Used to build the GRUB2 configuration file from entries within the /etc/default/grub file and /etc/grub.d/ directory.

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grub2-mkconfig command

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A development toolkit for C programming; it is used in the GNOME desktop and the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP).

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GTK+ toolkit

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A command that can be used to view and modify the system clock within the computer BIOS.

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hwclock command

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24
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Used to convert data from one character set to another.

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iconv command

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25
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Used to change the operating system from one runlevel to another

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init command

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The first process started by the Linux kernel; it is responsible for starting and stopping other daemons.

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initialize (init) daemon

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A disk image that contains Linux kernel modules that are needed by the Linux kernel during the boot process.

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initramfs

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A character set that extends ASCII to provide additional character mappings for non-English languages.

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ISO-8859

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The window manager that works under the KDE Desktop Environment.

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K Window Manager (kwin)

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A graphical login screen for users that resembles the KDE desktop

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KDE Display Manager (kdm)

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A condition in which a system halts immediately after loading the Linux kernel

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kernel panic

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32
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A program that provides a graphical login screen on Ubuntu systems.

33
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The regional language and character set used on a system.

34
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Used to display locale information.

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locale command

35
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Used to view and modify locale information.

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localectl command

36
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The collection of settings on a system that are region-specific.

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localization

37
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A desktop environment based on GNOME and used by Arch Linux.

38
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Used to generate an initramfs.

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mkinitrd command

39
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A configuration in which two or more operating systems exist on the hard disk of a computer; the boot loader allows the user to choose which operating system to load at boot time.

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multi boot

40
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The default window manager for the GNOME 3 desktop environment.

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mutter window manager

41
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The process of loading an operating system from across a network; it is often used to load Linux live installation media across a network for installation purposes.

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netbooting

42
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An initial series of tests run when a computer is powered on to ensure that hardware components are functional.

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Power On Self Test (POST)

43
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The software toolkit used with the K Desktop Environment.

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Qt toolkit

44
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Used to reload the configuration files into memory for an upstart daemon.

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reload command

45
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Used to manually restart an upstart daemon.

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restart command

46
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A UNIX SysV term that defines a certain type and number of daemons on a Linux system

47
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Used to display the current and most recent (previous) UNIX SysV runlevel.

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runlevel command

48
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Scripts that are used during the system initialization process to start daemons and provide system functionality.

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runtime configuration (rc) scripts

49
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A UEFI BIOS feature that checks files loaded during the boot process to ensure that they were not modified by malware.

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secure boot

50
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Used to manually start, stop, and restart UNIX SysV daemons.

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service command

51
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A Systemd term that is used to describe a daemon.

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service unit

52
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Used to manually start an upstart daemon.

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start command

53
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Used to manually start X Windows and the default window manager and desktop environment.

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startx command

54
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Used to view the status of an upstart daemon.

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status command

55
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Used to manually stop an upstart daemon.

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stop command

56
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The process that executes the daemons that provide for system services during boot time and bring the system to a useable state.

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system initialization process

57
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Used on Fedora Linux systems to configure a keyboard for use by X Windows.

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system-config-keyboard command

58
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Used to view, start, stop, restart, and reload Systemd daemons, as well as configure Systemd daemon startup during the system initialization process.

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systemctl command

59
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A relatively new software framework used on Linux systems that provides a system initialization process and system management functions.

60
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Used to view Systemd unit information.

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systemd-analyze command

61
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A Systemd term that describes the number and type of daemons running on a Linux system. It is functionally equivalent to the UNIX SysV term runlevel.

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target unit

62
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Used to change the operating system from one UNIX SysV runlevel to another.

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telinit command

63
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Used to view and set time and time zone information for a system.

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timedatectl command

64
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Used to locate the appropriate time zone file for a region.

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tzselect command

65
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A character set that extends ASCII and represents characters used in most languages.

66
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A GNOME Shell alternative focused on mobile devices.

67
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A graphical utility within Fedora Linux used to configure assistive technologies.

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Universal Access utility

68
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A UNIX standard that is used to provide the structure of the system initialization process on Linux systems.

69
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Used to configure UNIX SysV daemon startup by runlevel on Ubuntu Linux systems

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update-rc.d command

70
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A recent version of the UNIX SysV system initialization process used on modern Linux distributions.

71
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A character set that allows programs to represent the characters in the Unicode character set using one to four 8-bit bytes; it is the most common character set used today.

72
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A new X server designed to replace X.org; it is currently still in development

73
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A windows manager that is used by the Wayland X server.

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Wayland compositor

74
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The GUI component that is responsible for determining the appearance of the windows drawn on the screen by X Windows.

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window manager

75
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The component of X Windows that requests graphics to be drawn from the X server and displays them on the terminal screen.

76
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A graphical login screen.

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X Display Manager (xdm)

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A common implementation of X Windows used in Linux distributions.

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The component of X Windows that draws graphics to windows on the terminal screen.

79
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A common lightweight desktop environment.

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