Ars Technica

Benefits of customizing kernel vs off the shelf distro

I'm a pretty new person to Linux/UNIX world, less than two years work experience. Right now I'm playing with Gentoo, and overall customization of a distro to fit your needs. I understand why you would ...
Linux Journal

Building Tiny Linux Systems with Busybox, Part 2: Building the Kernel

For this example I use Linux kernel version 2.2.17. The 2.4.0-test8 kernel that I tried did not size the RAM disk for the root file system properly, leading to a ``not enough memory'' message at boot ...
How-To Geek on MSN

There's no such thing as a beginner Linux distro (and there never will be)

The thing is, the more I think about it, the less sense the whole idea of a "beginner" Linux distro makes, and maybe it's a misguided way to get people onboard the Linux train. Th ...
Ars Technica

do you still compile your own kernel?

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Is 2.6 super fast compaired to 2.4? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Some say yes, some say no. I didn ...
ZDNet

5 free Linux distros built for speed and power - and your new PC

There are specific Linux distributions for newer hardware. These offer modern kernels and bleeding-edge software. Each of these distributions is free to download and install. For the longest time, it ...