Anyone done Linux from Scratch?

[nowwhat]

I'm just done compiling all the cross tools and basic system with seemingly no problems so far. Going on to try to get system bootable. Lots of work, but you learn heaps. Gentoo is my main OS, but always wanted to learn more, so LFS it is.

 

[Brent]

Never from scratch but I know my way around it.

 

[nowwhat]

Wonderful, isn't it? This install is years old and no cruft, bloat or virii. Windows is incredibly inefficient by comparison, and rather annoying to use, though I must at times.

 

[nowwhat]

Ready to compile the kernel, which I have always loved doing, for some reason. No glitches, so far (none that have revealed themselves, anyway). Farther than I got last time, at least, when compile errors wore me out and caused me to set it down for a few months.

 

[apt-get]

I've sort of thought about it, but I honestly don't see the point as I am not a developer. I use Debian as my OS.

 

[nowwhat]

I've sort of thought about it, but I honestly don't see the point as I am not a developer. I use Debian as my OS.

The point? Getting under the hood. Learning more gives me more control over the computer I use every day, and makes me more able to fix problems quickly, not that I have many in linux.

 

[The Penguin]

Many times. For someone new wants to experiment and they have a decent amount of of Ram, I would installed VirutalBox and install Linux as a Virtual Machine.