Boot Process

Some useful links to explain the concepts of the Boot Process

Concepts

Overview of the Linux Boot process

• https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-linuxboot/

• https://0xax.gitbooks.io/linux-insides/content/Booting/linux-bootstrap-1.html

• http://www.slashroot.in/linux-booting-process-step-step-tutorial-understanding-linux-boot-sequence

• http://www.golinuxhub.com/2014/03/step-by-step-linux-boot-process.html?

• http://www.tecmint.com/linux-boot-process/

• https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/the-upstart-event-system-what-it-is-and-how-to-use-it

• http://linoxide.com/booting/boot-process-of-linux-in-detail/

• http://bencane.com/2013/09/16/understanding-a-little-more-about-etcprofile-and-etcbashrc/

Difference between commands for stopping a linux server

• http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/195898/what-is-the-difference-between-these-commands-for-bringing-down-a-linux-server/

Difference between GRUB / LILO

• https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-bootload/index.html

Is a separate boot partition necessary in Linux OS?

• http://superuser.com/questions/522971/is-a-boot-partition-always-necessary

Commands

Configuration

• http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2012/delete-remove-old-kernels-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel/

• https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-remove-unused-kernel-images-from-centos-linux-system

• https://markmcb.com/2013/02/04/cleanup-unused-linux-kernels-in-ubuntu/

• http://www.ostechnix.com/how-to-create-bootable-usb-drive-using-dd-command/

• https://blog.packagecloud.io/eng/2016/03/08/how-to-extract-and-disassmble-a-linux-kernel-image-vmlinuz/

Troubleshooting & Log Parsing