F1reFly
07-13-2009, 06:38 PM
I want something different for my Netbook than XP since i do little more than browse the web via wifi, listen to music,view videos and play emulated console games.
I wouldnt mind Linux on it, but i'd prefer to customize my own using a current fast distro like Gentoo or something.
So i'm testing the waters on the idea that someone could give me step by step instructions on how to customize it to my needs listed below and compile it to make it installable from flashdrive in case i ever need/want to reinstall.
so if all this is impossible to explain step by step, then skip the next part and just say i'm stupid :P
First i want a fast distro to start off with as a base, like Gentoo or Mint if its as fast.
I want to remove all services and applications that i wont need to do the things i listed in the first sentence of this post.
then i want to add a nice theme/skin to it all and maneuever stuff on the taskbar or use a dock with taskbar like features.
i'd like to rename the distro just for uniqueness if possible
then i want to compile all that so i can install it like that from a usb flashdrive.
i know thats a bit generalized, again i'm just testing the waters to know if its something i can do or not or if all that requires some complex command line codes or something.
basically i dont know where to start to make my own distro...but once its done then i can go about my business in what hopefully turns out to be something alot faster than win XP.
I wouldnt mind Linux on it, but i'd prefer to customize my own using a current fast distro like Gentoo or something.
So i'm testing the waters on the idea that someone could give me step by step instructions on how to customize it to my needs listed below and compile it to make it installable from flashdrive in case i ever need/want to reinstall.
so if all this is impossible to explain step by step, then skip the next part and just say i'm stupid :P
First i want a fast distro to start off with as a base, like Gentoo or Mint if its as fast.
I want to remove all services and applications that i wont need to do the things i listed in the first sentence of this post.
then i want to add a nice theme/skin to it all and maneuever stuff on the taskbar or use a dock with taskbar like features.
i'd like to rename the distro just for uniqueness if possible
then i want to compile all that so i can install it like that from a usb flashdrive.
i know thats a bit generalized, again i'm just testing the waters to know if its something i can do or not or if all that requires some complex command line codes or something.
basically i dont know where to start to make my own distro...but once its done then i can go about my business in what hopefully turns out to be something alot faster than win XP.