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If I wanted to make my own Distribution [but I don't!]

Post by Niely »

Hello

First of all, no I'm not planning to make my own. :)
But if I wanted to do it, what programming languages do I have to know?

Do I still need ASM for all the boot-stuff if I use the Linux kernel?
Can I just use C++ for the package around the kernel and use the SFML library for the graphics (Menu, taskbar, icons,...)?

How are distributions actually compiled? If you compile them the code always run in the terminal?
Is there an online website where I can take a look at the Linux Mint source code?
...?

Was just wondering.

Thanks for reading,
Niely
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Re: If I wanted to make my own Distribution

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Read this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution and follow all the blue links of terms you also don't fully grasp yet.
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Re: If I wanted to make my own Distribution

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It's not so much the programming languages as it is how you package what you've programmed.

here are a couple resources that may be of interest to you. Happy reading :)

http://www.tuxradar.com/content/how-bui ... nux-distro
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-Your-Own-Linux-Distro
http://lifehacker.com/5921054/ubuntu-bu ... stribution
https://susestudio.com/
Easy tips : https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/ Pjotr's Great Linux projects page.
Linux Mint Installation Guide: http://linuxmint-installation-guide.rea ... en/latest/
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