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lets say that i have a machine with nothing on it and i want to install just the linux kernel and no other part (just the command text interface) where do i download this
The "command text interface" (typically bash) is separate from the kernel...you probably won't get much use out of just the raw kernel, as you won't be able to tell it to do anything without a CLI.
If you're looking for a minimal Linux distribution, then check out things like Slackware (allows you to choose exactly what software packages are installed/not installed) or LFS as mentioned above (build/configure everything yourself, including the kernel). What exactly do you need this minimal system for?
lets say that i have a machine with nothing on it and i want to install just the linux kernel and no other part (just the command text interface) where do i download this
You can get the kernel with any Linux distro. Or you can take any distro and just delete everything except the kernel, bootloader, and bootloader config files.
As implied by previous replies, all will be well for a few milliseconds--until the kernel tries to call "init".
Code:
while true; do echo "Why do you want to do this?"; done
Just the kernel itself is not a functional OS. You need at least basic commands/programs, and a shell (provided by GNU) to have a command-line working environment.
Just the kernel itself is not a functional OS. You need at least basic commands/programs, and a shell (provided by GNU) to have a command-line working environment.
thats what i want an os but with only a terminal and all of the commands that are involved in a linux os
im hacking my psp to run linux so we can use aircrack it doesn't require a gui everything is done in the terminal
heres an idea what if i can download Unix then install it to my psp (don't know how but i'm sure the guys at pspmod.com can explain) then download the Linux kernel and install it to the Unix os i have install
would you recommend freeBSD Unix or just plain Unix (i would like just plain Unix but is FreeBSD Unix the same)
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