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Re: Linux from Scratch Version 12.0

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Does anyone know if anything similar exists for Windows? Of course it would be hard due to the closed nature of it, but a similar in-deth look into Windows internals would be much appreciated for a UNIX guy like me.

Installing LFS is a ritual, a manifestation of the belief in free software. In order to affirm allegiance to the corporate world, installing Windows 11 with all telemetry enabled and an online account might be more appropriate.

Re: Linux from Scratch Version 12.0

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post #6

Does anyone know if anything similar exists for Windows? Of course it would be hard due to the closed nature of it, but a similar in-deth look into Windows internals would be much appreciated for a UNIX guy like me.

Not as a hands-on project I don't think, for the reasons you listed, but there are books that do explain these things, and are probably the closest to what you want.

For Windows: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/resources/win...

and for Mac/iOS: https://newosxbook.com

Those are official sites, the books themselves can also be found elsewhere if you get my meaning.

Re: Linux from Scratch Version 12.0

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Building LFS was probably the best single learning experience I've ever had! I built it in highschool and got credit for an independent learning project. Taught me a lot of things that turned out to be useful in finding myself a career.

Re: Linux from Scratch Version 12.0

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post #6

Does anyone know if anything similar exists for Windows? Of course it would be hard due to the closed nature of it, but a similar in-deth look into Windows internals would be much appreciated for a UNIX guy like me.

Not exactly what you're asking, but you may get much closer by bringing up ReactOS from scratch: https://reactos.org/wiki/Building_ReactOS

Re: Linux from Scratch Version 12.0

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post #11
post #6

Does anyone know if anything similar exists for Windows? Of course it would be hard due to the closed nature of it, but a similar in-deth look into Windows internals would be much appreciated for a UNIX guy like me.

Installing LFS is a ritual, a manifestation of the belief in free software. In order to affirm allegiance to the corporate world, installing Windows 11 with all telemetry enabled and an online account might be more appropriate.

And clicking "buy now" on every ad that shows up during the process

Re: Linux from Scratch Version 12.0

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It's been around two decades since I last did an LFS install, but I still find the knowledge I gained to be useful to understanding how boot loaders, the kernel, init systems, etc. work today—not just bare metal and VMs, but also in containerized environments.

I regularly point the n00bs to this site to level up.

Re: Linux from Scratch Version 12.0

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post #14

Building LFS was probably the best single learning experience I've ever had! I built it in highschool and got credit for an independent learning project. Taught me a lot of things that turned out to be useful in finding myself a career.

You should have held out for college credit.
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