SnackLinux
Visit snacklinux.geekness.eu for downloads, wiki and more information about SnackLinux.
Building SnackLinux from source
Toolchain
Prebuilt
- Download the musl 1.1.6 cross compiler here. See also http://musl.codu.org/
- Add it to your path with
export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/toolchain/bin
Build your own
Compile your own toolchain with musl-cross
Compiling SnackLinux from source is done through the Makefile
Linux - 4.15.2
make kernel
musl - 1.1.18
make musl
BusyBox - 1.28.0
make busybox
Bash - 4.4.18
make bash
Binutils 2.30 (optional)
make binutils
Syslinux 6.03
make syslinux
Installing to rootfs directory
make install
If you would also like to install binutils, use:
make binutils-install
Booting
Prerequisites:
#Base files (/etc)
git clone https://github.com/snacsnoc/snacklinux-base.git
cp -R snacklinux-base/rootfs/* /opt/snacklinux_rootfs/
#Create ./dev files
./createdev.sh
#fbpkg (package manager)
git clone https://github.com/snacsnoc/fbpkg.git
cp fbpkg/src/fbpkg /opt/snacklinux_rootfs/usr/bin
ISO
Run make iso. The output ISO will be in iso/
Note: you do not have to have the toolchain to create the ISO
qemu
Create a gzipped rootfs by running:
cd /opt/snacklinux_rootfs/; find . -print | cpio -o -H newc --quiet | gzip -6 > ../rootfs.gz
Then boot in qemu:
qemu-system-x86_64 -m 256 -kernel bzImage -initrd rootfs.gz -append "root=/dev/ram rdinit=/sbin/init"
Packages
Read the Packages page for building packages. For SnackLinux's package manager fbpkg, see here.
Hacking
Edit anything in /opt/snacklinux_rootfs, it is the root filesystem.
The kernel can also be recompiled to fit your needs.
The boot/isolinux directory is where ISOLINUX resides, edit the menu to adjust to your needs.
Thanks
Mike Chirico for http://souptonuts.sourceforge.net/cdrom.htm
Tiny Core Linux distribution for inspiration and documentation http://tinycorelinux.net
Gregor Richards for the many Musl compiler scripts https://github.com/GregorR
Linux From Scratch for excellent documentation http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
The Arch Linux wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/
Here are links to the software used in SnackLinux: