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hello i'm building my own linux distro and i wanted to make it portable (i was inspired by damn small linux) and so how do i shrink the linux kernel? ...
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how can i shrink the kernel
hello i'm building my own linux distro and i wanted to make it portable (i was inspired by damn small linux) and so how do i shrink the linux kernel? the full kernel is around 300mb i was hoping to make it fix in under 100mb...
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You need to compile the kernel and exclude unncessary modules.
So that the size of kernel becomes very small. Google tinycore linux which comes with 10MB size and microcore linux comes with 5-7MB.- Lakshmipathi.G
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Originally Posted by Lakshmipathi 
so then, i would remove the parts i do not need/want before i compile or after? i'm thinking before...
(btw: thanks for helping)
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Originally Posted by itachixeyes
Yes, before.
When you get into the kernel configuration menu, by removing stuff that you do not need, you are making the kernel smaller which in turn limits the time needed to compile that kernel.I do not respond to private messages asking for Linux help, Please keep it on the forums only.
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