Looking for a comprehensive guide to how (K)Ubuntu starts

[Randy Williamson]

Randy ac7nj
On Aug 14, 2016 8:37 AM, "Duane Whitty" <duane at nofroth.com> wrote:
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> Hello fellow users,
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> I am a relatively new Linux and Kubuntu user.  I am seeking a detailed
> guide on how Kubuntu 14 starts and what configuration files are
> referenced in an "out-of-the-box" installation before any system
> administration packages get added.
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> For instance, what is the default, running on "bare metal" method that
> process 0 spawns all the other processes on the system?  When does
> each "basic" service come up?  By basic I mean how does the system
> proceed through each run-level, when do disk checks start, when does
> networking start, what starts networking, etc.
>
> I get a little confused when dealing with init because there seems to
> be two init services.  I'm not complaining.  I'm sure this is very
> useful and I would like to understand how it works from the "ground up".
>
> I have a similar problem with networking.  I have specified that
> Network Manager should not manage any interfaces but when I do a "ps
> aux | grep network" lo and behold I see that the dhclient has called
> NetworkManager.  That's fine because networking works great.  Now I
> want to know how and why :-)
>
> If someone could point me to some good documentation on this I would
> be very appreciative.  I have found some documentation (obviously
> since I have a working system with a broadcom wireless adapter ;-) )
> but I find there are a lot of details glossed over and a lot of hand
> waving going on.
>
> Thanks in advance for any pointers.
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>
> Best Regards,
> Duane
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> - --
> Duane Whitty
> duane at nofroth.com
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Duane,
Back when I first started ubuntu 8 I asked for the same thing, never got it
because it doesn't exist. Google is my recommendation first, then come back
here for individual subjects.
Of course IMHO
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