AMA I just built Linux From Scratch.

MarKhan · January 28, 2021, 05:49:00 PM

Also my cat pooped with liquid shit on my bed recently.

AMA

DAS B00T x2 · January 28, 2021, 05:58:41 PM

why didn't you just install gentoo

MarKhan · January 28, 2021, 06:06:19 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on January 28, 2021, 05:58:41 PM

why didn't you just install gentoo

cause I wanted to build linux from scratch, it's more familliar way for me to build than gentoo I think

MarKhan · January 28, 2021, 06:18:39 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on January 28, 2021, 05:58:41 PM

Take into an account that I'm also quite a sick masochist, building all packages and running test suites for single each of them on Intel Celeron

alphy · January 28, 2021, 06:21:57 PM

what is linux

ive heard of it but im not very good with computer software and stuff

MarKhan · January 28, 2021, 06:58:24 PM

Quote from: alphy on January 28, 2021, 06:21:57 PM

what is linux

ive heard of it but im not very good with computer software and stuff

It's an operating system

alphy · January 28, 2021, 07:03:30 PM

Quote from: MarKhan on January 28, 2021, 06:58:24 PM

Quote from: alphy on January 28, 2021, 06:21:57 PM
what is linux

ive heard of it but im not very good with computer software and stuff
It's an operating system

whats so special about it

MarKhan · January 28, 2021, 09:28:32 PM

Quote from: alphy on January 28, 2021, 07:03:30 PM

Quote from: MarKhan on January 28, 2021, 06:58:24 PM
Quote from: alphy on January 28, 2021, 06:21:57 PM
what is linux

ive heard of it but im not very good with computer software and stuff
It's an operating system

whats so special about it

Consists of open source
Highly configurable as well as it's easier to configure due to config files being plain text (because Linux is a UNIX based system) and not regexp bits like in Windows. Lots of customization is avaiable due to that.
Full control over system.
Can be updated while being used unless update touches kernel
Has different filesystem
Although there are a lot of GUI related stuff such as desktop environments for linux, linux doesn't actually need them to work, working in linux usually doesn't rely on GUI; you can control your entire computer for a terminal, and if a bit effort given to get used to the terminal, controling your system through terminal becomes far more efficient and faster than through GUI.
Mainly used by programmers.

January 28, 2021, 11:26:17 PM

Are you on board with tall vampire mommy?

MarKhan · January 29, 2021, 06:19:53 AM

Quote from: E on January 28, 2021, 11:26:17 PM

Are you on board with tall vampire mommy?

I wish.

nͫiͤcͫeͤ · January 29, 2021, 11:11:19 AM

wtf

how long did that take?

nͫiͤcͫeͤ · January 29, 2021, 11:47:46 AM

i use arch btw

MarKhan · January 29, 2021, 11:58:29 AM

Quote from: nͫiͤcͫeͤ on January 29, 2021, 11:11:19 AM

wtf

how long did that take?

It took long on my Intel Celeron, about 4 days with breaks, but I seen people compile and build everything in about 5-10 hours on average. Also I was compiling it on my host linux, so while it was compiling I've been using host as usual. I also ran test suites whenever possible like a sick masochist I am.

So now I have the barebones minimal linux to which I can add stuff as I see fit which is pretty good.

There are also scripts to automate build process but I haven't looked into them.

Quote from: nͫiͤcͫeͤ on January 29, 2021, 11:47:46 AM

i use arch btw

Nice, I heard from my friend that arch is pretty nice.

MarKhan · January 30, 2021, 03:03:50 PM

Built lynx so I could surf internet in the terminal and download packages from my newly built system

MarKhan · January 31, 2021, 04:19:19 PM

Aaaaand I need to recompile kernel.

nͫiͤcͫeͤ · February 04, 2021, 09:54:58 PM

Quote from: MarKhan on January 31, 2021, 04:19:19 PM

Aaaaand I need to recompile kernel.

if you need some more power i could compile it for you

i think mega gives 50 gb of storage for free

MarKhan · February 05, 2021, 03:53:46 AM

Quote from: nͫiͤcͫeͤ on February 04, 2021, 09:54:58 PM

Quote from: MarKhan on January 31, 2021, 04:19:19 PM
Aaaaand I need to recompile kernel.
if you need some more power i could compile it for you

i think mega gives 50 gb of storage for free

Thanks, I already compiled it in 2 hours