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Cross Linux From Scratch Alternatives

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OogyWaWa

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Just curious if anyone knows of a good LFS (CLFS) alternative. I'm looking to build my own x86_64 (multilib) system from the ground up as a virtual machine on my mac... I've been looking around in the LFS & CLFS manuals, but some sections appear to be really old and it is hard to tell if everything is still relevant...
 
are you just wanting to learn about linux? imo, there are better ways. i tried LFS years ago and the documentation was meh and i became frustrated with the process
 
OogyWaWa said:
nah, just want to try my hand at building a distro. just for the hell of it.
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I used LFS for several years, which, looking back, was several years too long. There's really no need to compile an entire Linux distribution. Only CPU intensive programs really need to be compiled separately (eg Povray - the official binary is terribly slow).
 
OogyWaWa said:
nah, just want to try my hand at building a distro. just for the hell of it.
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Many of the live distros allow you to easily remaster then, and most allow installs to usb flash. Not quite the same as building from scratch, but qualifies as a custom distro in my book.
 
Debian is a minimal install, and you add what you want. You can start with a fat image if desired, but you also have the option of starting with nothing. Maybe not as good as a "hobby" activity, but it'll give you a usable system without needless busy work.
 
what about gentoo? I used that years ago and it helped me understand a lot more about linux

that said I'm running mint11 (based on ubuntu) right now
 
lxskllr said:
Debian is a minimal install, and you add what you want. You can start with a fat image if desired, but you also have the option of starting with nothing. Maybe not as good as a "hobby" activity, but it'll give you a usable system without needless busy work.
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Another vote for Debian.
 
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