Re: How does a distro born?

[Harry Brueckner <hb@o-d.de>]

Hi Walter,

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

might help to give you some insight. :-)

HTH, Harry


--On Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:14:11 AM -0300 "Valter G. Nogueira Jr." 
<valter@intersic.com.br> wrote:

> I know this question is a little off-topic and with a broad scope.
>
> And I am not interested in set up a new distro.
>
> The fact is: I really want to know and perhaps be able to setup a
> ultra-mini-distro just to tell myself: I did it.
>
> I guess that thousands of people would enjoy that.
>
> I read Linux From Scratch but that is not a distro build guide.
>
> What is a distro?
>
> I could define a distro as a bootable media (using ISOLINUX perhaps) which
> boot a linux kernel configured to run a installer, which in turns runs
> several steps from partitioning disks and coping files (packages) to
> initial config (video, networking, etc).
>
> So, what do I need to know (and where could I find that information) to
> set up such thing?
>
> Do I need to be a kernel master?
>
> Is there any site trying to solve the great mysteries of life such:
>     How does a distro born? or
>     How does a kernel born?
>
> In the way, I am looking for good literature about kernels and operating
> systems.