Re: Can you build your own desktop Client?

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:00:02 -0700, Day Brown wrote:

On Mar 20, 10:23 am, ray <r...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:24:24 -0700, Day Brown wrote:
Uust down load a recent kernel, then xwindows, browser, and just the
other tools you need, with just the drivers for the hardware you
actually have?

Gentoo is another option which permits pretty much that.
Seems like I already have a Gentoo CD; as I recall, it loaded the
support files for other languages and fonts I'll never use. The LFS info
looks out of date; he says he used kernel 2.0...

Slackware 11 listed dozens of kernels, but without much info on why they
all exist. Seems like all the distro install disks also copy extensive
databases of all the printers, video cards, and monitors. Suse,
Mandriva, Kubuntu, et al dont have, or dont put XF86Config, fdisk, or
Cfdisk where I can find them anymore either.

The sheer variety of distros is confusing. Sure there mite be some setup
the way I want, but trying them all is laborious. Given all the variety,
I thot there mite be a website that had a list of already compiled
kernels with a menu to help you identify which you needed.

Best to install Gentoo from a minimal install, following the 'book' at
the gentoo.org website. You can include as much or as little as you want.
.

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