“Build Your Own Linux (From Scratch)” walks users through building a basic Linux distribution. Presented by Linux Academy, access the main Linux Academy website to view related course videos and other content.
WHAT WE ARE BUILDING
This course walks through the creation of a 64-bit system based on the Linux kernel. Our goal is to produce a small, sleek system well-suited for hosting containers or being employed as a virtual machine.
Because we don’t need every piece of functionality under the sun, we’re not going to include every piece of software you might find in a typical distro. This distribution is intended to be minimal.
Here is what our end-result will look like:
- 64-bit Linux 4.8 Kernel with GCC 6.2 and glibc 2.24
- A system compatible with both EFI and BIOS hardware
- Bootable with GRUB2
- A VFAT formatted partition for GRUB/UEFI
- A boot partition
- A root partition