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Old 03-23-2011, 06:49 AM   #1
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How to make a linux desktop step by step ?


Now I am using fedora14 for a long time. I want to know how to make a Linux desktop. I just want to download a linux kernel source, then compile it, then add softwares step by step, Last I want to get a desktop linux with X11. Can anyone give me some tutorials or guide me do the hard work?
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Old 03-23-2011, 07:04 AM   #2
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What do you mean make a linux desktop? Are you asking about creating your own window manager, or installing a different one?
 
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Sounds a bit like http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/...
 
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I thought that at first too...
 
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Wild guess: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

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I must learn to type faster now
 
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Wild guess: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

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I must learn to type faster now
Yes, you should
 
  


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