Bare bones Linux install using files from a distro CD

[crazyjackd]

Hello everyone,

I'm attempting to learn more about Linux by manually installing a variant, preferably Ubuntu. I'd like to create a barebones system that's inclusive of the following elements -

1.) the kernel
2.) the necessary drivers
3.) the bootloader
4.) /bin/sh
5.) the necessary config files and directory structure(s), e.g. /var, /etc

Obviously they're all needed, but barring any other considerations, I gather I wouldn't need any other files to get Linux to load to a command prompt.
I'd like my install to be as small as possible.

I'm new to Linux and just want a better understanding of this process.

Jack

[rokytnji]

Ubuntu Minimal install

Debian Net Install

Just google for the how tos.

Edit: OOOps. Forgot my fave AntiX Core Iso

AntiX 11

[crazyjackd]

I was hoping to do a manual install. I want to do the install myself.

For instance, I did an Ubuntu mini install (package is 19 mb) and the base system w/no other packages was over 600 mbs! I want a simple, light weight Linux distro that I manually install myself.

Any help is appreciated ...

[reed9]

The base installed system for a bare bones linux will usually be around that size. Ubuntu is probably larger than some, since in their effort to be as "user friendly" as possible, they pull in more than the minimal dependencies on a lot of packages to provide as much functionality as possible.

If you go with something like Arch Linux or Slackware, you'll have more control over dependencies.

If you want to go significantly smaller, you have to stip out a lot of stuff. Examples are tinycore or ttylinux.