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		<title>My very own Linux from scratch</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started with a CLFS (Cross-compiled Linux From Scratch) installation yesterday. After major issues which I encountered when trying to boot the new kernel, I managed to create a very minimalistic kernel configuration which built a kernel that was able to boot up! I now have a very minimal Linux installation.

It&#8217;s not done yet, though. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I started with a <a href="http://trac.cross-lfs.org/"><strong>CLFS</strong></a> (<em>Cross-compiled Linux From Scratch</em>) installation yesterday. After major issues which I encountered when trying to boot the new kernel, I managed to create a very minimalistic kernel configuration which built a kernel that was able to boot up! I now have a <strong>very minimal</strong> Linux installation.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Linux From Scratch" src="http://trac.cross-lfs.org/chrome/site/lfs-logo.png" alt="" width="192" height="75" /></p>
<p>It&#8217;s not done yet, though. I will now have to install base system software, build a more advanced kernel, and then start building and integrating different software components of my <strong>personal choice</strong>. After this project I might either start my own Linux distribution (either from scratch, or based on <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/"><em>Arch Linux</em></a>) or just provide a repository for <em>Arch Linux</em> which contains some special software and help with <em>Arch Linux</em> development &#8211; because the goals of the <em>Arch Linux</em> distribution are very similar to mine. I also want to provide a repository with <strong>custom kernels and software</strong> which improve performance for all laptops that are sold by <a href="http://www.uhasselt.be/english/"><em>Hasselt University</em></a> since 2008. I would however like to improve some things <em>upstream</em> as well, for example add a <strong>graphical installer</strong> and create an <strong>auto-system-configure tool</strong> which sets up <em>Arch Linux</em> for specific usage, and I&#8217;m not entirely sure yet whether these would be welcome changes upstream. If not, I might have to resort to an <em>Arch Linux</em> fork or my own distribution from scratch.</p>
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