Part I - Introduction

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

What is a GNU/Linux distribution?

The GNU project

The Linux kernel

Software distribution

Corrections for some erroneously misused terms

GNU, Linux, and GNU/Linux

Free Software and Open Source

Hacking is not a crime

History of GNU/Linux distributions

The first GNU/Linux distribution

Debian

Slackware

SuSE

RedHat

Caldera

Mandrake

Corel

Organization of this book

Summary

2. Preparation

Requirements

Defining the goal of your distribution

The goal of the Alindis Distribution

Installing LinuxFromScratch

What it is and why you should do it

Reading the Alindis Documentation during/after the LinuxFromScratch installation

LinuxFromScratch

Setting up internet access

Preparing your system for distribution development

Summary