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Kernel. Embedded. Mint. Cern. Debian – The Universal Operating System. The other day, I blogged about the Debian Installer, and I stated that I find it to be one of the most flexible and possibly most powerful operating system installers.

Debian – The Universal Operating System

Well, continuing with a series of posts on Debian, I want to mention how flexible the operating system is by itself, from installing to running. The claim from the Debian project that it is "The Universal Operating System" is spot on, and I hope this post shows you really how universal it truly is. First off, let me start by saying that Debian isn't perfect. Porting Linux To The Apple Macintosh. Anatomy of Linux process management. Linux is a very dynamic system with constantly changing computing needs.

Anatomy of Linux process management

The representation of the computational needs of Linux centers around the common abstraction of the process. Processes can be short-lived (a command executed from the command line) or long-lived (a network service). For this reason, the general management of processes and their scheduling is very important.