The Linux kernel is written in C, but the Linux kernel is not called an operating system, and the kernel only provides basic device drivers, file management, resource management, and so on. Is the core component of the Linux operating system, the Linux kernel can be widely shifted, and also applicable to a variety of hardware.
The Linux kernel version has both stable and development versions. The Linux kernel version number typically consists of three-bit numbers, such as the 2.6.18 kernel version:
The first set of numbers 2 indicates the currently released kernel major version
The second set of numbers 6 represents a stable version, as an odd number indicates a developing version
The third set of numbers 18 indicates the number of changes
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The meaning of the three-digit representation of the Linux kernel