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Build Your Own Linux Distro

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 2 comments
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We're used to thinking of Linux distributions being set in stone. They're either KDE or Gnome, use a certain kernel and bundle certain applications. But this doesn't have to be the case. If you find yourself making the same adjustments each time you install a new distribution, it's worth creating your own customised version. Revisor is a tool that lets you do just this, and in this tutorial, we'll show you how...

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...but rather about respinning or customizing one. I have to laugh when people call Ubuntu or Fedora or whatever with a different theme and a slightly different package list a "distro".

A distro, to me, is something that is unique in some way from other distros.
Quoting:A distro, to me, is something that is unique in some way from other distros.


Me too.

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