Build yourself a Linux

lanna wrote: post #3

If you are interested in building your own Linux, the LFS project has a lot of detailed information: http://linuxfromscratch.org

I see this project as the next logical step beyond LFS. LFS will help you get one up and running from start to finish, but once you do that, you might want to try it a bit more free-form. That's where this project seems to fit in.

Re: Build yourself a Linux

#5

Post by thu » Thu, May 04, 2017, 7:17 PM UTC

This sounds like Aboriginal Linux: http://landley.net/aboriginal/about.html

Re: Build yourself a Linux

#6

Post by digi_owl » Thu, May 04, 2017, 7:45 PM UTC

Both this and LFS reminds me that Linux makes sense until you get the DEs involved. At that point shit just sprawls all over the place as there are no longer any notion of layers.

Re: Build yourself a Linux

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Post by faragon » Thu, May 04, 2017, 7:53 PM UTC

Beautiful.

Re: Build yourself a Linux

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Post by djsumdog » Thu, May 04, 2017, 8:02 PM UTC

digi_owl wrote: post #6

Both this and LFS reminds me that Linux makes sense until you get the DEs involved. At that point shit just sprawls all over the place as there are no longer any notion of layers.

Back in 2002 I ran LFS for a semester and a half. Then I got tired of saving all my ./configure flags and switch to Redhat and gained a respect for package management. :-P Eventually I started using Gentoo.

Still, I'm really glad I built and ran an LFS for nearly a year. It helped me build a really in-dept knowledge of Linux that's helped me as I later moved into embedded development.

Today I still use Gentoo (which feels like LFS with package management) and Void and would recommend either for Linux devs.

Re: Build yourself a Linux

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Post by erikb » Thu, May 04, 2017, 8:08 PM UTC

I really wondered what's so special about this project that aims to achieve what probably more projects aimed to achieved than there are lines of code in the kernel.

It's not the goal, it's not the OS. But the documentation is a sight to behold! Very clear, detailed, interesting writing style, and it puts together quite a few frustrating topics in a simple, structured matter. Wow and kudos! Keep on writing docs, please!

Re: Build yourself a Linux

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Post by colemickens » Thu, May 04, 2017, 8:15 PM UTC

Seem neat to learn, but for something maintainable, LinuxKit seems interesting.