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1<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
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3<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
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5<para>The <emphasis>kernel</emphasis> is the engine of your GNU/Linux system.
6When switching on your box, the kernel is the first part of your operating
7system that gets loaded. It detects and initializes all the components of your
8computer's hardware, then makes these components available as a tree of files
9to the software, and turns a single CPU into a multi-tasking machine capable
10of running scores of programs seemingly at the same time.</para>
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12<para>The <emphasis>kernel headers</emphasis> define the interface to the
13services that the kernel provides. The headers in your system's
14<filename>include</filename> directory should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be
15the ones against which Glibc was compiled and should therefore
16<emphasis>not</emphasis> be replaced when upgrading the kernel.</para>
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18</sect2>
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