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Linux

The operating system kernel and its ecosystem — processes, filesystems and system calls.

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Updated20/06/2025
Completed20/06/2025

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Linux

Core of most cloud infrastructure. Key areas:

  • Processes — fork, exec, signals, cgroups
  • Filesystem — VFS, inodes, mounts, ext4 vs btrfs
  • Networking — netfilter, namespaces, veth pairs

The kernel is the narrow waist of the stack.

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