["DebianKernel"]


/boot

It is the ["Kernel"] directory. It containings all the files essential for booting your debian installation. These files include:

System.map-<kernel version>
config-<kernel version>
vmlinuz-<kernel version>
initrd.img-<kernel version>

For every kernel you have installed, these four files exist. The purposes of these files are quite easy to grasp:

config merely contains all the configuration options your kernel binary was compiled with.

vmlinuz is your actual kernel binary.

initrd.img is a smaller kernel image used soley for boot strapping your system. It takes control from your boot loader (lilo, grub, etc), loads some essential drivers and does some essential tasks required for booting, then hands off the booting process to your real kernel.

System.map contains symbol names and addresses of the linux kernel binary. It's only real use is for debugging and is non-essential the rest of the time.