On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 5:23 AM, Vipul Jain <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 2009/6/18 Rafael Gómez Alcalá <[email protected]> > >> Hi Vipul: >> >> The linux kernel is the central part of an operating system. It is a >> computer program with several functions: communications between different >> services, manages memory and resources, etc. It is only about 1Mb, more or >> less. >> >> A linux distribution is the complete range of computer programs, desktop >> (KDE, Gnome, XFCE), openoffice, and the rest of open source software, using >> the linux kernel. You can think that a linux distribution is an ice with >> different flavours, but an ice ... >> >> For instance, you can see a list of several distributions at >> http://distrowatch.com . >> The linux kernel itself is available at http://www.kernel.org >> >> In your second question, I assume you want to compile the linux kernel, >> isn't it? In that case, I recommend you to start with some reading: > > Thanks Rafael, I would like to compile memtest code as part of main linux > kernel compile and would like to copy > the compiled memtest.bin into /boot when make install is called is it > possible? > > Also, Just out of curiosity I was wondering if there is any website or > document that explains how to release your know > linux distro? > > Regards, > Vipul. > > if you wanna build a linux distro by yourself, with all custom and optimized software may be linux from scratch is for you, go and check out www.*linuxfromscratch*.org -- Regards Sumit Sati Fran Lebowitz<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/fran_lebowitz.html> - "Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep."
