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go-moreutils
coreutils with some more modern features. Written in go. Thanks to u-root, the golang unix lib and gnu coreutils for showing me what to do. These may be handy to use but 100% parity is not guaranteed or aimed for, just use toyobx/busybox at that point.
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linux-workflow discussion
linux-workflow reviews and mentions
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Linux from Scratch
I remember trying to automate non-distribution builds of a functional GNU/Linux operating system and trying to not read Linux from Scratch but just official kernel.org documentation.[1]
Unfortunately, the state of Linux documentation is so poor, you can't do it. You need to reference a number of third-party articles that kernel.org itself sometimes links you to.
I believe kernel.org might also mention Linux from Scratch, but LFS does a very poor job of explaining why you need particular dependencies straight out of initramfs.
You need a functional shell, and you need to get your installation on to an actual drive. Neither of those things are explained in sufficient detail with the current documentation available today.
LFS at best says "throw in these ingredients," and leaves you with no other information. You can probably read man pages and piece this stuff together, but it requires that you, at the very least, hardcode where to install files with fsck/mount/cp, I think.
[1]: https://github.com/andrewmcwatters/linux-workflow
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No more boot loader: Please use the kernel instead
You can do the first three easily if you know exactly the right magic incantations, and use GRUB, but then you're once again on your own.
Once you've built Linux, the experience is you get to hold it in your hand and go "this is worthless."
The Linux documentation flips between recommending initramfs and not, and also pointing you to documentation that is so old it's completely irrelevant and should be removed from kernel.org.
I am never surprised the Linux desktop experience has been bad for decades, because no one cares about creating a decent installer process to begin with. You fail right out of the gate, and it makes the entire Linux bazar experience look like amateur hack hour.
[1]: https://github.com/andrewmcwatters/linux-workflow/blob/main/...
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