<div dir="ltr">Well, the best way to learn how a distro works is to build one yourself :) <a href="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/">http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/</a> Linux from Scratch is the way to go <div><br></div>
<div>jason</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Patrick Goupell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:patrick@upmerchants.com" target="_blank">patrick@upmerchants.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">If you mean something like "Debian Wheezy" then I download the iso and install that.<br>
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I then use the apt package manager to install desired programs.<br>
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I would never attempt to compile a "complete" distro myself. What would be the purpose?<br>
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I can see compiling the kernel but that is about it.<div class="im HOEnZb"><br>
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On 01/29/2014 10:53 AM, Mike wrote:<br>
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No reply. I take it you people compile packages yourself, or download compiled forms.<br>
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On 1/28/2014 3:14 PM, Mike wrote:<br>
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Anybody compiled a linux distro before? How difficult? What languages<br>
are used? Any web links to the tools/documentation?<br>
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