From Scratch? (was Re: Distribution Advice)

[Jim]

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Gentoo

On Sunday 02 June 2002 17:00, you wrote:
>   I for one would like to install Linux --- on an empty hard drive
> without any operating system on it and only use source code, no distro.
>
>   It's easy, for the most part, to install from a CD and get any distro
> up and running, but I sure would like to start from scratch.
>
>   I did check out LFS and I must have a Linux partition in order to
> install.
>
>   Any pointers where to get some HowTo's or info on this?
>
>   TIA
>
>   FrankM
>
> On Sun, 2002-06-02 at 09:12, William Lindley wrote:
> > On Sat, 1 Jun 2002, David Uhlman wrote:
> > > one can make [one's] own LFS from a stock redhat or mandrake etc.
> > > Start with an installed copy of the base system on a clean drive and
> > > build package by package until you get where you want to go
> >
> > That's a great way to tear apart a distro like RedHat and see what makes
> > it tick.  You will learn plenty, 'tho not quite the same things you'd
> > learn with a totally From Scratch approach.  Consider these two
> > approaches:
> >
> > A.  Start with a 1957 Chevy Bel Air.
> >     Remove the engine.
> >     Replace one part at a time on the engine, making sure
> >       the engine continues to work after each new part.
> >     Reinstall the engine.
> >     Drive away.
> >
> > B.  Start with a bare engine block and a barrel full of Chevy parts.
> >     Using only an exploded diagram, assemble a working engine.
> >     Find a 1957 Chevy Bel Air frame at the junkyard, and
> >       several "hulks" from which you can pull body parts.
> >     Pull pieces from the hulks and add them to your masterpiece.
> >     Drive away.
> >
> > Both approaches have their advantages, depending on what you want to
> > learn.
> >
> > \\/
> > http://www.wlindley.com
> >
> >
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