One of the most crucial pieces of any UNIX-like operating system is the init dæmon process. In Linux, this process is started by the kernel, and it's the first userspace process to spawn and the last ...

Today, you can purchase a Linux distribution, install it and use it, all without really understanding much about the operating system itself. For those perhaps new to Linux who want to know a bit more ...

I would briefly do simple BSD init as an intro to SysV init, explaining why System V works better with automation and is more flexible. Then I would cover the weaknesses of SysV init and mention that ...