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No, the Linux kernel only requires an init executable to run. It otherwise makes no assumptions about the programs available in userland. Pretty much any sane/u

No, the Linux kernel only requires an init executable to run. It otherwise makes no assumptions about the programs available in userland. Pretty much any sane/usable Linux distribution will package a shell, though.

saagarjha 6y ago
It does, however, hardcode /bin/sh as a init of last resort: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/dcc0b49040c70ad827a7f3d58a21b01fdb14e749/init/main.c#L1476 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/dcc0b49040c70ad827a7f...
- fao_ 6y ago
  Exactly what I was talking about, thank you