| 123456789101112131415161718 | <sect2><title>Contents</title><para>The Linux kernel package contains the Linux kernel.</para></sect2><sect2><title>Description</title><para>The Linux kernel is at the core of every Linux system. It's what makesLinux tick. When a computer is turned on and boots a Linux system, thevery first piece of Linux software that gets loaded is the kernel. Thekernel initializes the system's hardware components such as serialports, parallel ports, sound cards, network cards, IDE controllers, SCSIcontrollers and a lot more. In a nutshell the kernel makes the hardwareavailable so that the software can run.</para></sect2>
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