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2025-08-10T02:19:31Z

‎Possibly incorrect category as "System files: add topic.

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== Possibly incorrect category as "System files" ==
This is specific to X server, which means the graphical side of possibly many Unix-like environments. Without these files, sure, the user has no way of possibly inputting anything from their physical keyboard, but only while using X server. Not all installations comes with a graphical environment, also not all users strictly uses X server. So I am not sure if this is placed the appropriate category.

Conversely on [[Linux]],
* Files in <code>/boot</code>, typically <code>vmlinuz-linux</code>, <code>initramfs*.img</code>, ''bootloader files'' (e.g. lilo, grub2, systemd-boot, etc...), as well ''EFI System Partition (ESP)'' for modern UEFI machines (these usually reside on a separate partition/volume, <code>mount</code>ed as <code>/boot/efi</code>) would prevent a Linux installation from (successfully) booting, well before it could reach to the graphical environment.
* [[wikipedia:Wayland|Wayland]] is gaining widespread traction, as a replacement for soon-to-be obsolete X server. These files may not have any effect on installations that uses Wayland instead.
* Risks like these could be minimized by means of mostly using:
** Immutable OS such as (but are not limited to): [https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-linux-editions-part-1-official-editions/ Fedora Silverblue],
** Immutable design e.g. [https://nixos.org/guides/how-nix-works/#atomic NixOS] - which makes deleting files harder unless you specify <code>/nix</code> directory,
** [[wikipedia:Copy-on-write|Copy on Write]] filesystems, like [[btrfs]] when correctly setup to use [[wikipedia:Snapshot (computer storage)|snapshot]]
[[User:Anonymoususer852|Anonymoususer852]] ([[User talk:Anonymoususer852|talk]]) 02:19, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

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Anonymoususer852: /* Possibly incorrect category as "System files */ add topic.