I am having a hard time understanding exactly how salting passwords works in linux, and was hoping someone can help me understand it better. I understand the general concept of cryptographic salt, but ...

I'm interested in getting a better knowledge of how all the various kernels, modules, xservers, window managers, etc actually work and tie together to make Linux work. I am NOT referring to a how to ...

the Linux kernel is unavoidable. The Linux kernel is a 'behind the scenes' that you won't see if you just come into contact with Linux normally, but since it's a program, it naturally has source code.

Before you try Linux, set up a few basics first. This quick prep helps avoid driver surprises, data loss, and a messy rollback later.