[wellylug] Jedo Linux

Jethro Carr dodocaptain at paradise.net.nz
Tue Jul 13 11:55:28 NZST 2004


On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 11:03, jumbophut wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:47:55 -0700, Chris Targett wrote:
> > So, As I was unable to attend yesterdays meeting (as with all meetings :( ), is
> > there anything special about jedo linux?
> > 
> 
> Well, it was made entirely by Jethro, which is no mean feat.  Isn't
> that special enough?  I think it's great that we have someone within
> the LUG who knows the tricks and pitfalls of putting together a
> distribution from nothing.  Jedo Linux is also exceptionally fast and
> sparing on memory (at least vs Redhat).
> 
> Short summary of what I heard/saw:
> 
> * Installs using perl scripts, built on a Morphix base.
> * Base install is a Linux-from-Scratch base with 2.6 kernel (in
> .tar.gz packages)
> * Almost everything beyond base is in .rpms, selectable individually.
> 
> It currently fits on a single CD, and runs on Celeron, Duron and up.
> 
> (Did I get that right Jethro?)

correct!



Just to clarify,

only the installer uses the Morphix base to run the install script. The
actual distro is not based on anything except LFS.


I plan to have a fully working version with no rough edges. I've fixed a
few of them today, so it's getting there... :-)



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-- Jethro

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