12-27-2010
Counter question: do your really want to build your own distribution, or would a stripped down version of an existing distribution suffice? For example, SuSE is several GB in size if you look at the installation media, but it can be installed in as little as several hundred MB if you know what you're doing, and skip graphical goodies. Same goes for other distributions, and I know that Debian, for example, can easily be fit inside of 250 - 300 MB.
If you really, really want your own distribution either choose any distribution you're comfortable with and check if they provide a customization service. For openSuSE there's
KIWI, and
Reconstructor for Debian/Ubuntu.* Or, if you want to be independent, start with an
LFS build.
* No, I do not have any experiences with any of these services. They turned up with a quick search.
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Im goin to build a server soon, im planning to use it for a dedicated server for my favorite game counterstrike. I also want to use it as a file server for my lan, should i also make this server my internet gateway and dhcp server or should i just continue using my linksys router for those tasks? ... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: stealthdestroyr
5 Replies
2. Debian
Hi all,
I know, it's a highly subjective and speculative question, but can anyone advise a Linux-newbie (haven't even started yet) on what distribution might be right in my case?
- I have for all intents and purposes NO Linux experience.
- I do have some previous IT experience. -- A... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: ropers
9 Replies
3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello all! I am searching for a *nix distro for a project I am about to undertake.
I have a laptop (p3 500mhz, 128MB ram, 10GB hard drive) that I would like to use as a server for VPN & possibly hosting a small personal web site. Now, here is where it gets a bit tricky. There is no optical... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: DISK
2 Replies
4. Gentoo
Ok i would like to dual boot the most unix like distro on my laptop (inspiron 1525). I would like to have no gui so i get used to the console etc but i guess being able to boot a gui if i'm desperate (prefer gnome). Thanks everyone. (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: Swathe
7 Replies
5. Linux
Hi all
Help me find the best distro for the following configurations:
Intel pentium IV 1.6 Ghz
128 MB RAM :(
40 GB Hardisk with one very big partition more than 35 gb n another 2 gb partition.
windows xp is already installed but has enough free space (26gb).
Which linux will be... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: bbala
0 Replies
6. Linux
Hello,
I have a Compaq Presario v3000 5 year old laptop, with 1 GB RAM and currently running the (slow and stupid) Windows 7 32 bit, thus I would like to dual boot it with an appropriate distro of Linux that
1) Doesnt consume too much resources (1 GB RAM is not a lot of space) and it ll be... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: ajayram
4 Replies
7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
So I downloaded this kernel source and was able to build it successfully.
But I want to add this SDK source code inside, can anyone help me how to do this? Note that the SDK source can be built by itself.
I added the SDK in the main Makefile:
init-y := init/
#added SDK... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: h0ujun
0 Replies
8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I have a build.xml file and I can run it on Windows via cmd. Now I want to write a script to invoke the same. Is there a way to do this? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ankur328
1 Replies
9. Linux
Hi,
I just ordered an Skylake NUC and will run Linux on it.
My distro of choice has been Ubuntu but I am fed up with the release cycle and would like more of a rolling release. I would say I am an intermediate level Linux user.
It's going to be a HTPC, I want to have the latest kernels... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: rthorntn
0 Replies
10. Windows & DOS: Issues & Discussions
Hi Team,
My new build configuration always looking for the files from the build where i copied from.
please help me to resolve this.
I am using Visual studio 2008.It has Qt 4.8. plugins,qml,C++ development
I created new debug_new build configuration with additional preprocessor from the... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: SA_Palani
1 Replies
LEARN ABOUT CENTOS
uuid_compare
UUID_COMPARE(3) Libuuid API UUID_COMPARE(3)
NAME
uuid_compare - compare whether two UUIDs are the same
SYNOPSIS
#include <uuid.h>
int uuid_compare(uuid_t uu1, uuid_t uu2)
DESCRIPTION
The uuid_compare function compares the two supplied uuid variables uu1 and uu2 to each other.
RETURN VALUE
Returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if uu1 is found, respectively, to be lexicographically less than, equal, or
greater than uu2.
AUTHOR
Theodore Y. Ts'o
AVAILABILITY
libuuid is part of the util-linux package since version 2.15.1 and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
SEE ALSO
uuid(3), uuid_clear(3), uuid_copy(3), uuid_generate(3), uuid_is_null(3), uuid_parse(3), uuid_unparse(3)
util-linux May 2009 UUID_COMPARE(3)