chapter 8 system initialization and x windows

Under what directory is the Linux kernel stored?

/boot

In Fedora 20, where are user configured settings for Xorg stored??

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d

What file controls the default runlevel when using Systemd?

/etc/systemd/system/default.target

Fedora 20 makes use of the XFree86 implementation of X Windows.

False

The /etc/rc.d/rc 5 script only executes files that start with S in the /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/ directory.

False - If the default runlevel is 5, then the init daemon would execute all files that start with S or K in the /etc/rc5.d directory in alpabetical order

At what runlevel does a Linux system have no daemons active in memory, allowing it to be safely powered off?

Stage0

What stage of the GRUB boot loader typically resides on the MBR / GPT?

Stage1

In Linux, what runlevel is also known as the multiuser mode?

Stage2

Most daemon scripts accept the arguments start, stop, and restart.

True

Much like the SysV init daemon, the Systemd init daemon is used to start daemons during system initialization as well as start and stop daemons after system initialization.

True

You can choose to use a window manager only, and not use a desktop manager.

True

What is the default target on a system with a GUI installed?

graphical.target

What command below can be used to re-install GRUB2 in the event that the boot loader becomes corrupted??

grub2-install

After modifying the /etc/default/grub file, what command should be run to rebuild the grub config files??

grub2-mkconfig

In the /etc/lilo.conf file, what keyword should be specified in order to provide the absolute pathname to the Linux kernel?

image

Which command below can be used to start, stop, or restart any daemons in the /etc/init.d directory?

service

In order to change keyboard layout if X Windows can't detect the layout, you should use what CLI command?

system-config-keyboard command

When using Systemd, what command can be used to start, stop, and configure daemons to start automatically when the system starts?

systemctl

Once X Windows is configured, what command can be used to fine tune the vertical and horizontal refresh rate?

xvidtune

The GUI components and related software take up how much space on a typical Linux installation?

4GB