Making your own Linux..... It's hard, but working on it is a wonderful experience....

Regarding this post, first let me tell you that this time, it was my mistake that caused the trouble. I will start from the beginning, or shall I say scratch?

When I was stumbling on the net using stumble upon... I came across a site where all the information about building your own linux distribution from scratch is available. (click here for more info).

I read the information, then proceeded with the download. Read the first introductory chapters in the book and then thought that I might be able to get it working. So I downloaded all the necessary packages and then proceeded with building. At the first time it did not work, but then second time, it looked like I might get it working (for the second time on this day).

First thing was to create a dedicated partition and install the OS there, so that it does not interfere with the existing system. I did all that was described. I succesfully installed 4-5 softwares as well. But as soon as I came to the place, where I had to install gcc for the second time, all the problems started.

It did not pas the make test. I waited for 1 hour for the whole process to get executed, but I just could not do it. Then my parents began to remind me of my upcoming exams. And eventually I had to give it up, so as to study a bit.

But it really was a great feeling. I mean, I am not an old wise owl of linux. It's only been about 3-4 months that I am using it. And after that much of knowledge, I feel quite satisfied, still it hurts deep down inside that I was not able to finish it in the first go. But I guess that is life after all.....

And as I said above, this time it was my fault that things went wrong. Now I have decided that I should better get my hand on a good guide to learn linux shell scripting. And then, as soon as my exams are over, I am going to have another go at this.....

Aditya Shevade