The answer is No, you can't just bunch some files together. Just as a made-up example, let's say you have program "A" you are going to inlclude. The authors of program "A" wrote it for kernel version 2.4.1.5 (or . . .), gnome desktop version 1.2, window manager metacity 3.x, and it relies on python, version .07. These are what is known as dependencies. They are like the "dll"s in Windows - each has a set of libraries of functions. The program writers aren't going to do double work, and re-write all these functions that already exist, so they use the "dll"s. DLL, btw, stands for Dynamic Link Library. The key word is LIBRARY. A dll contains functions. So do the libraries that install with all those things I wrote above.
But, moving on -- when program "A" finds different versions of the libraries it is working for - the real question is "Will It Work?". Different versions of a library can be like moving from Win95 to Win2K - a lot of stuff didn't work. So, you want to make your own distro? Trying Linux from Scratch? I haven't done that yet. I hear openSuSE has a tool on their website for anybody to do just that - make your own iso to make your own custom distro. You might try that, and let us know how it goes. However, I strongly suspect that "all the steps" are quite necessary. On Dec 21, 8:02 am, chutsu <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, > So I know you can build your own linux distribution with "Linux From > Scratch", but is all the steps really necessary? I mean can you not > just bunch some files together to get going? > Are there easier ways? > > My goal is to produce a custom linux distro, with no package managers. > Just a plain simple linux core, with common command utilities such as > "ls" "cd" etc... > > Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
