A few LFS related questions
I have been considering taking on Linux From Scratch, and if possible releasing a distribution based on it. So my questions are:
Thanks! :) LFS Homepage |
These are really not LFS related questions any more than they would be if you chose to start with Slackware or Gentoo. But, check out Linux Live for creating a LiveCD --> http://www.linux-live.org/. Yes it'll work with LFS (well it works with CLFS, so I'm extrapolating to LFS). Yes, you can create an installer and implement splash screens. But, my question would be why start with LFS if you want all that eye-candy? I mean, you're going to have all this pretty GUI stuff to install an OS with "only" a command line.
|
Quote:
Thanks! :) |
Well, when you finish LFS or CLFS you are left with a fully functional Linux OS without X Windows or a desktop environment like GNOME, KDE, or XFCE. You will log into a command-line and stay in a command line until you install more packages. If your goal is to create yet another Linux distro, then you may not want to start with something requiring so much work just to get it to the eye-candy point you want.
Sure, Debian would work or Slackware or Gentoo (if you really want a source-based distro) or Fedora or ad naseum. Whatever you like and are comfortable hacking. |
Quote:
|
I don't know if there is an overall HOWTO. Start with Linux Live and your distro of choice and find the HOWTOs for the individual pieces that you need to add. That's what I'd do anyway.
|
Quote:
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:50 AM. |