How can I build an OS around the Linux kernel? 1

[programmerzap]

Can someone enlighten this newbie on how to create an OS based on the Linux shell. I have almost all resources to create an application-like OS like Win 3.11. Thanx.

 

[danielhozac]

What is it that you want to do? For the most basic Linux installation, you'd need the kernel, some version of init, and a shell to write the startup scripts in. The shell, unless compiled statically, would probably require a few libraries, the GNU C Library being the most obvious one.

//Daniel

 

[sleipnir214]

Uh, wouldn't an OS based on the Linux kernel be....Linux?

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[programmerzap]

daniel,
What I need is an algorithm to create a full-fledged OS based on the Linux kernel, when now, I can make a MS-DOS based OS like Win 3.11. Tell me more about GNU C and ways to use it. Is it similar to Turbo C++?

 

[bullsonparade]

It sounds like you are goign to be be reinventing
the wheel in your pursuit, as there are hundreds of
projects going on in the open source community that
are building individual components for "an os based on
the linux kernel" as you put it. For the most part users simply grab a linux distribution which comes with both the
absolute basics like bash, make, gcc, and others, as well as various ap packages and customize their os to their liking. Have you installed and run linux ? If not, I reccomend you read up on the various distributions, debian, slackware, redhat etc... and vist places like sourceforge.net and freshmeat.net to find out what projects the linux community is taking on.

 

[anthonyassi]

hy there,
thought i have the same objective than yours,
maybe we could help each other, or work together,

like this i have the best information gathered in one website:
just go to this link, and bet you will find what you want:

http://lfs.learnbyexample.com/lfs/intro.shtml

regards,
Anthony.