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For the ones of you who doesn't know it, you can build your own linux distro from scratch: you might want to do this for many reasons: You might want a personalised linux distro, i might be limited in disk space so you want a minimal distribution, or just want to know the linux systems better (linux from scratch will help you a lot with this)

Go To: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org

Schweet, man. That looks like a great resource. I've been thinking about making my own distro for a couple of months now, this oughta come in handy...

but don't think that it's that easy, it will take time (but you'll learn a lot) so don't think of it like doing your own distro on a bright Sunday afternoon...

Greets,
Joe.

joeabimansour wrote:but don't think that it's that easy, it will take time (but you'll learn a lot) so don't think of it like doing your own distro on a bright Sunday afternoon...

Oh I know it won't be easy or quick, but I figure it'll be a good thing to do next time I've got a big break and lots of free time.

Thanks for the distro idea. I have been trying to learn more about linux sytems, and this gives me a good oppritunity

Has anyone here done this before?
If so, any tips?

strummer702 wrote:Thanks for the distro idea. I have been trying to learn more about linux sytems, and this gives me a good oppritunity

That's the best way to learn more about linux. and to understand how things work in linux.

bugz, i've done it once, no particular tips except that i advise you to read (and if not enough make researches) about what you are doing instead of just typing in your terminal what's in the book. So that you really know what you are doing. this way you can make your system according to your likings and needs. + Don't stick on LFS, when u do it go for BLFS.

Greets,
Joe