> I would be very interested to see detailed steps for adding a package > manager like rpm or apt to an existing LFS system. I also volunteer to help > test and provide feedback for that. This would be fascinating because it > would give insight into how someone could create their own Linux distro. I'm > particularly interested in creating a tiny Linux that can be downloaded and > installed by others, then expanded easily to suit their needs. It would be > fun to see how small that download could be made, yet still contain enough > that people could easily download and install binary packages of their > choice. > - Don > You might consider reading this hints for a starting point:
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/rpm.txt http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/dpkg.txt http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/pkg_unionfs.txt http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/pm_with_git.txt http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/OLD/apt.txt or even this for pkgtool: https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-from-scratch-13/%5Bhow-to%5D-installing-and-using-slackware%27s-pkgtools-in-lfs-4175536981/ Patches and files for the hints can be found here http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/ATTACHMENTS/ -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
