How Easy works, part 2

Page originally created December 20, 2018

A fairly technical introduction to how Easy works is part-1, here:

https://easyos.org/tech/how-easy-works.html

Part-1 examines the code executed at early bootup. Part-2 continues, from after bootup has completed, and this is of greater interest to the user. It is however, informative to at least scan through part-1 and pick up the salient points.

The layered filesystem

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How Easy works

EasyOS is a "new paradigm" for a Linux distribution, a blend of the best ideas from Puppy and Quirky, and a fundamental rethink of the security, maintainability and ease-of-use.

Notice:
This page was originally written on September 24, 2017, for EasyOS version 0.1.6. They were the "early days" and the init script shown on this page has been refined and enhanced considerably since then. However, the original script is retained on this page, as it is smaller and easier to follow, and it still has the essential components. 

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