r/linuxquestions • u/MeetingExtension5771 • 13h ago

How does linux code work.

So ive read about Linux or Ubuntu switching some things to rust a while ago and im also trying to learn about C and how its used to program Linux but I don't really get yet how all these things work together. So for example im using Linux mint right now and if you go to their github theirs a lot of thing like the cinnamon desktop but I don't know if thats all the code thats used for mint or what lol.

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u/ludonarrator senior software engineer 13h ago

trying to learn about (?) C

Make some basic projects first, much much smaller in scope than an entire operating system or even just the kernel. I'm talking as dumb and simple as hangman (on the console) or a really stripped down cat (read a file and print it). As you learn and grow, more and more things will become clear. At this stage it's largely impossible to explain "how does linux code work".