Need info on how to create my own linux distro without using one of the roll your own

xiqtem · 07-15-2010, 12:47 AM

Need info on how to create my own linux distro without using one of the roll your own sites. I would like to get the kernel and other packages together like xorg and so on to make my own distro. Does anyone know of a good source of information? Most of the info I'm running across is roll your own sites with a variation of their distro.

Aquarius_Girl · 07-15-2010, 12:52 AM

Do you need something like this:
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

DavidMcCann · 07-16-2010, 04:14 PM

Linux from Scratch will really teach you about how things work, but you need the patience of Job; and that's just to deal with the responses you'll get when you ask for help in the forum.

The most minimal system is the CDX version of Sabayon. That gives you the kernel, some (but by no means all) of the /bin and /sbin stuff, X, xterm, nano, lynx, and the package manager equo. After that, you're on your own.

xiqtem · 07-16-2010, 11:53 PM

It looks like lfs is what I am after. It is going to be a learning experience.