๐Ÿ“–Linux Glossary

NameDescription

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System

POST

Power On Self Test

EFI

Extensible Firmware Interface

UEFI

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

GRUB

GRand Unified Boot loader

ISOLINUX

Used for booting from removable media

DAS U-Boot

Used for booting on embedded devices/appliances

MBR

Master Boot Record

udev

user device

bash

GNU Bourne Again Shell

Partition

A physically contiguous section of a disk, or what appears to be so in some advanced setups.

Filesystem

A method of storing/finding files on a hard disk (usually in a partition).

FHS

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

MAC

Media Access Control

APT

Advanced Package Tool

GIMP

GNU Image Manipulation Program

SSH

Secure Shell

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