Linux From Scratch is a project that provides you with step-by-step
instructions for building your own customized Linux system entirely
from source, and is extremely flexible and very compact.
There are documents about LFS that can be read online:
01: LINUX FROM SCRATCH MAIN DOCUMENTATION
02: BEYOND LINUX FROM SCRATCH
03: ALFS DOCUMENTATION
04: CROSS LINUX FROM SCRATCH
05: HARDENED LINUX FROM SCRATCH
06: LINUX FROM SCRATCH HINTS
07: LIVE CD
And for those already using a Linux distribution, there is a script named
lfs-script.sh to download and run. It creates the folder ~/linuxfromscratch
in your /home directory, and has lots of files for you to read and explore.
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MAIN
WEBSITE
LFS: THE MAIN
BOOK
BLFS: BEYOND LINUX
FROM SCRATCH --- Continuation where the LFS main book
finishes.
ALFS: AUTOMATED
LINUX FROM SCRATCH --- Automate the process of creating an LFS
system.
CLFS: CROSS LINUX
FROM SCRATCH --- Compiling LFS on other computers.
HLFS: HARDENED
LINUX FROM SCRATCH --- Security issues.
SUPPORT
SITEMAP
WEBSITE
MIRRORS
DOWNLOAD THE
LIVE-CD
LFS WIKI
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DISTROWATCH
INFO
LFS @
FRESHMEAT
LINUX.COM: MY WORKSTATION OS, LINUX FROM SCRATCH
LWN.NET: LEARNING WITH LINUX FROM SCRATCH
TUXMACHINES REVIEW
#01
TUXMACHINES REVIEW
#02
TUXMACHINES REVIEW
#03
WIKIPEDIA: LINUX FROM SCRATCH
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OTHER LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS THAT COMPILE FROM SOURCE:
DISTROWATCH: SOURCE BASED LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS
LUNAR LINUX ---[Distrowatch info]
MURIX LINUX ---[Distrowatch info]
ROCK LINUX ---[Distrowatch info]
SORCEROR ---[Distrowatch info]
SOURCE MAGE ---[Distrowatch info]
T2 SDE ---[Distrowatch info]
WIKIPEDIA: SOURCE BASED LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS