[GLLUG] Fwd: Re: Compiling Linux & Distros

Richard Houser rick at divinesymphony.net
Wed Jan 29 12:06:12 EST 2014


Making your own install media is very, very different from building a distro.  It's a heck of a lot easier too, but distro specific.

On January 29, 2014 11:54:56 AM EST, Mike <mgoppold5 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Compiling Linux & Distros
>Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:53:51 -0500
>From: Mike <mgoppold5 at yahoo.com>
>To: Patrick Goupell <patrick at upmerchants.com>
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>Thanks for all the replies people--good info.
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>I guess I'm fancy.  PURPOSE: If I like a distro, it'd be nice to run a
>program that builds a whole install cd.  Then check checksums with
>download CDs.  This BSD build world process sounds rather good.
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>On 1/29/2014 10:51 AM, Patrick Goupell wrote:
>> If you mean something like "Debian Wheezy" then I download the iso
>and
>> install that.
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>> I then use the apt package manager to install desired programs.
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>> I would never attempt to compile a "complete" distro myself.  What
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>> be the purpose?
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>> I can see compiling the kernel but that is about it.
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>> On 01/29/2014 10:53 AM, Mike wrote:
>>> No reply.  I take it you people compile packages yourself, or
>download
>>> compiled forms.
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>>> On 1/28/2014 3:14 PM, Mike wrote:
>>>> Anybody compiled a linux distro before? How difficult?  What
>languages
>>>> are used?  Any web links to the tools/documentation?
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