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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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On my arch install, all I have is vmlinuz-linux under /boot. How come there's no further information appended like in the article?
Different distros vary a bit here, and it will differ if you're on a system using efi.
Sometimes /boot isn't mounted by default (it's not needed unless you're updating a kernel). You may be seeing a symlink or placeholder there.
If you're using efi there will probably be /boot/EFI or something where your kernel is stored.
The reason there’s no version in the filename is simply that Arch just doesn't keep old kernels around.
The
vmlinuz-linuxjust gets replaced whenever you update thelinuxpackage and the old one is deleted immediately.