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Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems

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Re: Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems

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Post by csdvrx »

alex_smart wrote: post #70
csdvrx wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It’s not funny if you have to explain it but it was mostly a joke, without rolling eyes. Poe law strikes again! My apologies then, because I known how Arch can have this reputation. But Arch is just so good! Ubuntu and RedHat seem to be stuck in the past: it's not just about rolling releases, but many small details that pile up. FYI I also find Alpine very interesting.

> Ubuntu and RedHat seem to be stuck in the past Like offering users a GUI click-through installer?

> Like offering users a GUI click-through installer?

I can't say if it's a joke or if you are serious. But if you like an installer, there's manjaro.

Personally, I think install shouldn't need a click-through installer: it should be done by a commandline, to have a finer control over all the details.

With Ubuntu, I only used the installer iso to type Control-Shift-A to get a terminal, install rsync and do my tinkering.

Re: Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems

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Post by Harikittu46 »

Linux-factory is a powerful and innovative open-source project that is making it easier than ever before for developers and Linux enthusiasts to create custom Debian-based operating systems. Whether you're a seasoned developer or a newcomer to the Linux world, Linux-factory is definitely worth checking out!Great work @clayrisser sir...!! Hope you will reach many more milestones in future sir..!!

Re: Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems

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Post by nortonham »

csdvrx wrote: post #71
alex_smart wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Ubuntu and RedHat seem to be stuck in the past Like offering users a GUI click-through installer?

> Like offering users a GUI click-through installer? I can't say if it's a joke or if you are serious. But if you like an installer, there's manjaro. Personally, I think install shouldn't need a click-through installer: it should be done by a commandline, to have a finer control over all the details. With Ubuntu, I only used the installer iso to type Control-Shift-A to get a terminal, install rsync and do my tinkerin…

you can't control details with a GUI?

Re: Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems

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Post by nortonham »

rc00 wrote: post #35
csdvrx wrote: post #28

Debian and Ubuntu are nice, but not exactly bleeding edge. IMHO arch is far better, and comes with an extra bonus: you can use pacman just like on MSYS2 (Windows)

If you want bleeding edge Debian as a rolling release, sid is there. It's all a matter of preference.

and sid has proved to be very "stable" for me

Re: Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems

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Post by groestl »

clayrisser wrote: post #42

This project is a product of 4 years of work, mostly learning the Debian ecosystem. I started with Ubuntu, I’ve tried Arch, I’ve tried Gentoo, but nothing beats the ease of Debian when it comes to custom distributions. Debian was almost built to fork. Their ecosystem is amazing. Their live build tool is super. I built Linux Factory so everyone else can build custom Debian distributions easily without having to know t…

Thanks for the tool! Found a docu bug: the link in the "Grub" section does not point to the grub overlay :)

Re: Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems

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Post by groestl »

Harikittu46 wrote: post #72

Linux-factory is a powerful and innovative open-source project that is making it easier than ever before for developers and Linux enthusiasts to create custom Debian-based operating systems. Whether you're a seasoned developer or a newcomer to the Linux world, Linux-factory is definitely worth checking out!Great work @clayrisser sir...!! Hope you will reach many more milestones in future sir..!!

No offense, but this from a new account makes it look suspicious.

Re: Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems

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Post by groestl »

ilovecaching wrote: post #61
clayrisser wrote: post #42

This project is a product of 4 years of work, mostly learning the Debian ecosystem. I started with Ubuntu, I’ve tried Arch, I’ve tried Gentoo, but nothing beats the ease of Debian when it comes to custom distributions. Debian was almost built to fork. Their ecosystem is amazing. Their live build tool is super. I built Linux Factory so everyone else can build custom Debian distributions easily without having to know t…

Why not just use mkosi? There are so many tools that do this already and mkosi is cross distro and can do super modern stuff like use UKIs.

Since I've been looking at mkosi for building Debian images recently, I would love a section which clarifies/differentiates features (and goals/non-goals) of linux factory and mkosi.

Re: Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems

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Post by csdvrx »

nortonham wrote: post #75
csdvrx wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Like offering users a GUI click-through installer? I can't say if it's a joke or if you are serious. But if you like an installer, there's manjaro. Personally, I think install shouldn't need a click-through installer: it should be done by a commandline, to have a finer control over all the details. With Ubuntu, I only used the installer iso to type Control-Shift-A to get a terminal, install rsync and do my tinkerin…

you can't control details with a GUI?

Then can you tell me how to use the ubuntu GUI install to a ZFS encrypted root, without zsys, without grub but with a .efi packed kernel?

Or how can you mount the efi partition to new systemd location /efi instead of /boot/efi (ex: if you're not using grub) without breaking the install?

There are just too many choices for too many people. It's best not to play, and let it be a commandline problem. You rarely have to reinstall without another OS or boot media, so doing a chroot and copy-pasting the right commands (or rsync or untar a working master image) is just simpler.

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