Linux From Scratch
Why would anyone bother with making Linux from scratch? With all these distros with almost everything you need, people still choose to build Linux from source. There are people who say that they get a more optimized system that way. Others want it because of the control that they have over the system. I know of one person who built Linux from scratch and it took him a long time to do so and if I recall correctly he couldn’t really use his computer for a week because he did something wrong and it was his problem at the time.
Looking at the Linux From Scratch website, these are the benefits of installing it from scratch:
- You understand Linux better because you learn about the ins and outs of the system.
- You get a more compact system.
- It is a more flexible system because you can do anything with it.
- You could make your system more secure.
I am personally overwhelmed by what’s in the LFS wiki but it looks like that the wiki is very detailed so you should be able to follow what’s written there. But still, I suppose that Linux from scratch is more for the experienced Linux users who want to dig deeper into operating system or if they really want a very customized Linux for their personal use.
One day if you have this itch to start on this project, you might want to start reading about it now and prepare really well. Also you might want to check it out too so that you could decide if it’s what you want to do or if you’d stick with one of the distros. :)
Edit: The url was wrong so I changed it so that it will point to linuxfromscratch.org :)
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4 opinions for Linux From Scratch
Luptinpitman
May 14, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Might want to fix the link. Should be .org
Colin Henderson
May 14, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Note you have the URL wrong. It should be .org
muchio
May 14, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Did you mean linuxfromscratch.org?
Clair
May 16, 2008 at 10:37 am
Yes, I did make a mistake. Editing that. Thanks!
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