Re: A GNU distro

Richard Owlett <[email protected]> Sun, 17 Jul 2016 06:52:26 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.linux.lfs.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 7/14/2016 6:24 AM, Daniel Bernhardt wrote:
>
> While LFS is a complex problem, it isn't all that complex in the
> long run. [snip]

But it was tedious[poor word] enough to keep me from doing it. 
Just reading its references was worthwhile in itself.

>
> I have found that even the most robust distributions can be
> installed in very compact ways.  Debian, for example, has the
> debootstrap method which installs a mere skeleton of the
> distribution which can then be added to according to your own
> choices.

Any recommended tutorials for a computer _user_ since the 60's, 
but new to Linux?

>  There is also the "standard" installation (console
> mode), as well as light-weight and heavier weight desktops. So,
> as always the choices remain yours. This is the freedom Linux offers.

AGREED.


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