What is linux programmed in...

frostbute669 · 11-14-2005, 12:24 PM

Hi, i was wondering what program language linux was programed in.

Nylex · 11-14-2005, 12:32 PM

If you mean the kernel, it's written in C.

titanium_geek · 11-14-2005, 01:13 PM

and the rest of it can be written in pretty much anything you can think of.

You wanna be a kernel hacker? Learn C.
You wanna learn to program? Pick one and go with it.

titanium_geek

frostbute669 · 11-14-2005, 01:17 PM

also i was wondering, were would i 'learn' linux likewhat to do if it crashes, how to fix it and blah blah blah

titanium_geek · 11-14-2005, 01:46 PM

linux? crash? (hehehe. it's actually quite rare)

the linux documentation project (also known as the howto project) should be very useful to you:
http://www.tldp.org
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html

titanium_geek

Seniltai · 11-14-2005, 02:40 PM

If it's an application that crashes try using gdb if it has debugging data included. (compile with the gcc/g++ -g flag)That way if you run an app with gdb, it says precisely where and why it crashed there. (works best on C/C++ applications i think...)