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====About the Kernel====
~Puppy uses the Unix-like monolithic Linux kernel. The kernel sits between the computer's hardware and the higher level software applications. Newer kernel version often work better with newer hardware and vice versa.

==Also on the Wiki==
~[[CompilingKernel|Compiling Kernel]]
~[[Xenialpup 4.1vs4.9 kernel|]]
~[[glibc]]

==Related Webpages==
~[[WikiPedia:Linux_Kernel]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=742262#742262 Compiling Kernel and Glibc post by amigo]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=90636 Why update the kernel? thread]]
~[[https://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_Kernels Puppy Linux Kernel (archive.org)]]
~[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=60180 Switch kernels in old Puppies )]]
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