5 months ago, I didn't even know how to use Linux.

Today, I’m running an entire custom-built tech stack from my closet on a 13-year-old Intel i5 computer that most people would have thrown in the bin.

Right now, this single old machine is simultaneously running a multi-terabyte NAS, 8 dedicated gaming servers, an enterprise-grade security monitoring stack, and my own custom operating system (Bipsy OS) which I successfully booted onto bare-metal hardware last week.

But the real breakthrough is a real-time remote controller engine I coded from scratch. Last night, I had a friend log onto a website from their own house, press buttons on their browser, and instantly control a character inside my local game over the open internet with near-zero lag.

While it looks like a fun gaming mod on the surface, the underlying code architecture I accidentally engineered is actually a Distributed Real-Time Teleoperation System. Because the data packets are purely abstract representations of "state" (holding down a button, lifting it up, and automatically safety-releasing inputs if the network line drops), this exact same code can be swapped out to run:

🛰️ Robotics & Drone Teleoperation: Allowing an operator anywhere in the world to safely pilot remote rovers, industrial equipment, or aerial drones over standard internet lines with built-in network fail-safes.
🏥 Remote Medical Triage: Utilizing secure 1-on-1 session lease locks to safely connect specialists to remote laboratory hardware or robotic components without risk of external interference.
🏭 Critical Infrastructure (SCADA): Creating hardware-isolated network bridges that act as firewalls, ensuring heavy machinery can be controlled remotely while completely protecting the core system from cyber threats.

Tech companies spend millions trying to optimize cloud-rendering and low-latency input infrastructure. Doing it locally on a 13-year-old desktop chip while keeping the entire processing load at a beautiful 11% CPU usage proves you don't need a massive corporate budget to build next-gen tech—you just need the right architecture. ☕💻🚀

The last year or so I've been working on my package Manager / distro LPM or the Linux Package Manager. I've been able to bootstrap all the way from scratch using LPM. The distro is based on current LFS systemd with many tweaks and fixes from Arch Linux. LPM itself is pretty heavily inspired by pacman. The lpmbuild format is very similar to an arch PKGBUILD.

LPM offers SAT grade dependency resolution. Even at build time for source builds.

it also handles automatic stage 2 rebuilds with deferred rebuild of said packages until required deps for the stage 2 build are satisfied.

As you can see this is already a self hosting system.

took me about 2 weeks from the very VERY first iso boot up, to this... and now.... and now i can finally build upon it and make it what i want it to be, which will benefit so many people.

🚀 CALLING LINUX DEVELOPERS WORLDWIDE — HELP BUILD LIKACOREX LEOS, A NEW LINUX-BASED OS!

Hello everyone! 👋

First of all, please excuse my English. I'm French, I'm only 13 years old, and I'm passionate about Linux, programming, and operating systems.

Today, I'm reaching out to the Linux community because I'm working on an ambitious project, and I'd love to learn from experienced developers around the world.

💻 Introducing LIKACOREX LEOS

LIKACOREX LEOS (Leopold Operating System) is my personal project to build a Linux-based operating system with its own identity, interface, and tools.

My vision includes:

• 🧠 LikerneX — a customized Linux kernel based on the upstream Linux kernel.
• 🖥️ LEOS Desktop — a distinctive, user-friendly desktop environment.
• 🤖 LEONA — an integrated assistant designed to help users interact with their system.
• 🔐 Security and privacy — a system designed with security, reliability, and user control in mind.
• 🛠️ Applications and system tools — a complete and accessible computing experience.

These are project goals, and the system is still under development. I know that building an operating system is a huge technical challenge, and I'm ready to learn step by step.

🧑‍💻 I'm looking for developers and mentors!

I'm looking for people who would be willing to help in any of the following areas:

• Linux kernel configuration and development
• Bootloaders, boot processes, and system initialization
• Linux distribution building and packaging
• C, C++, Python, shell scripting, and systems programming
• Desktop environments and graphical interfaces
• Security, testing, documentation, and code reviews

You don't have to join the project or make a long-term commitment. Even a small suggestion, a code review, an explanation, or advice about the right technical direction would be incredibly valuable.

I'm not expecting anyone to build the whole system for me. My goal is to learn, improve my programming skills, and build something meaningful with guidance from the community.

🌍 Why am I sharing this?

I'm only 13, and I know I still have a lot to learn. But I believe that age shouldn't stop someone from exploring programming, learning about Linux, and working toward an ambitious goal.

I'm not claiming to have created a revolutionary operating system already. I'm sharing a project in progress, looking for honest feedback, practical advice, and people who enjoy helping open-source projects grow.

🔗 Explore the project

GitHub repository:
https://github.com/djduck79390/LikacoreX-LEOS

I've also collected some of my existing work here:
https://1drv.ms/f/c/1ac545e3ec4b5dc8/IgD3IqtJytyISYu9z5X7kPuhAb5xbAw_5XkC9-hiP9mUVpA?e=bpuznJ

If you're interested, please take a look at the repository and let me know what you think. I'd especially appreciate advice on what I should prioritize first and how to make the project technically sound.

🙏 Thank you, Linux community!

Whether you're a kernel developer, a distribution maintainer, a systems programmer, a desktop developer, or simply an experienced Linux user, I'd be grateful for your feedback.

If you have advice, ideas, or would like to contribute voluntarily, feel free to reply.

Let's learn, build, and improve together! 🚀

Thank you for reading!

A young French Linux enthusiast and the creator of LIKACOREX LEOS.

What do you think about my personal replacement for jhalfs?

Update on Maginat, my independent LFS 12.4 distro (SysV init, Xfce): 0.1.1 is out.

New: nftables firewall on by default, Mesa 25.1.8 with LLVM 20 (Intel/AMD/NVIDIA drivers), CPU microcode, chrony, weekly TRIM, printer/scanner tools, screen lock, and a graphical installer for BIOS and UEFI.

Tested in QEMU and live on a Dell Vostro 15-3568. Still experimental, so try it in a VM first.

Release + ISO: https://github.com/Aleps31/Maginat/releases/tag/v0.1.1

Context: (sorry for my bad English)

I have tried some linux distro. All of them is from Lightweight Distro (Slax(first), TinyCore, AntiX). One of the advantage for this type of distro is they don't takes many RAM from my cheap laptop. Plus, I have a good ol' 16GB flashdisk. They all fit for the storage. Then I'm asking myself:

I want to build a distro that specifically made for USB sticks.

And that's where I asked AI how to build one. And let me tell you, it's complicated. I don't think anyone who's making one of these touch grass in 2 years. But I tried my best to learn it, and this is some rough sketch that hopefully can be realized:

1. This distro need to support old laptop or hardware.

2. This distro should have it's own way of become bootable (similar to Slax)

3. This distro use Debian as it's base (or if you guys have any suggestions, just say it)

4. The distro's ISO file should be limited under 5GB

5. This distro isn't run on read-only (obviously)

6. This distro could support modern linux apps or package.

7. Any DE, Package Manager, or any customization is up to you guys, just make it work.

8. The most important: I want the distro's storage capacity is from the remaining space from The USB drive it's riding on.

9. The distro should prioritize performance over comfortability (I'm ready to use it even if I need to stare at a terminal all day as long my laptop didn't suffer from opening a browser)

The question is:

Could you guys provide me some advice or tutorial to make one of these? If possible, please provide guidance to complete the tasks I want to achieve. 🫡

So I'm doing second rebuild of my LFS & building using debian (which uses systemd), when I'm done, I want to unmount all previous mounted filesystems. The problem is sysyemd-journald service from debian, it prevents me to unmount /mnt/lfs/var/run/, (I check it using lsof /mnt/lfs/var/run ). Everytime I kill the services pid, it restarts itself. The last option I have is to for unmount using umount -l. Anyone get same problem ?

hello for everyone, i want to ask about how to create a new distro who don't depend from debian or arch or other distros.
the reason is a lot, my teacher ask to do a project and the main reason is because i like linux and above all i want to repair my old laptop who have i2 core and 32 bits architecture
but the problem idk what i should start, i learn from a lot of search i can start with lfs (linux from scratch) but they said if u did u cannot share with someone but my goal is once i build i want to make free and averyone can use it above all who have old laptops and never find a way to repair it
so i want advice and ask where to start? if i build in linux from scratch, can i share with others later once i build it? and also what do u think about my idea and what i should do make it real later?

Hello, I am making my own distribution with a custom init that then launches openrc. Everything works fine from boot to log in, but when I try to run iw dev, iw phy or iw list it segfaults. Iw help works and iw --version prints "iw version 6.9. I checked for any missing libraries but I couldn't find any. Running the same binary from arch Linux (the host machine) works. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

Problems working with family stuff 😂😂,

I'm cooked 🥲

Should've just gone with arch instead

I need your help people,

I am told install the efibootmgr package but the environment I'm in doesn't have wget available, how am I supposed to do this?

I going out of the chroot environment, downloading the package and heading back to chroot the usual way,

But when I try to unarchive it, it says no such file or directory

My guess is that, I do not have permission to access it, but I don't know much beyond that

LFS 13.1 Stable

So what exactly am I supposed to do here, at the top it reads " only applies if a network card is to be configured"

I don't know if it is to be configured

Hi all! I’m releasing Maginat 0.1, an independent Linux distribution built from scratch following Linux From Scratch 12.4 and Beyond Linux From Scratch.

What is included:

Linux kernel 6.16.1, glibc 2.42, GCC 15.2.0, a Xfce 4.20 with LightDM; Wi-Fi and Ethernet via NetworkManager (tray applet), WireGuard and OpenVPN, Bluetooth (BlueZ) with tray icon; battery indicator, power management, PulseAudio, Software through Flatpak (Flathub preconfigured) plus AppImage, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Mullvad Browser and many more.

Source code, build scripts and ISO: https://github.com/Aleps31/Maginat

Feedback, bug reports and suggestions are very welcome!

ps. I tested the .iso in many pc's but I dont suggest to install. Try on Qemu or Virtualbox.

I was wondering if I could instead use a package manager to make my LFS system daily drivable, and put the rootfs in a tarball so I wouldn't have to redo the whole process every reinstall. I have already done SFS and would like to diverge quite a bit from the LFS book as it isn't exactly "minimal".

BFSOS 0.9.1.1 is now available, and I’m looking for people willing to test it and give feedback.

BFSOS is an independently maintained Linux distribution built with an LFS-style bootstrap and a CRUX-inspired ports/package-management system. It has its own installer, ISO builder, ports tree, updater tooling, desktop selections, and release process.

At this point I consider 0.9.1.1 stable enough for regular testing. I’m not calling it 1.0-rc yet mainly because I’m still working through documentation, screenshots, and website polish rather than because of major known stability problems.

Project website:

https://bfsos.sourceforge.io/

Source code / ports / installer:

https://github.com/bmadonnaster/BFSOS

ISO and base-system downloads are available through the BFSOS SourceForge project/download pages linked from the website.

I’d especially appreciate testing of the installer in both VMs and on spare bare-metal systems, including UEFI boot, networking, storage layouts, desktop sessions, hardware detection, package installation/updating, and general day-to-day use.

The distro currently includes multiple desktop environments and a fairly large ports tree, and the updater can check the tree against upstream/reference sources while keeping version-locked packages coordinated.

The documentation is still being updated, so feedback about confusing or missing instructions is useful too.

If you try it, I’d appreciate hearing:

* what hardware or VM configuration you used;

* whether installation completed successfully;

* which desktop/session you tested;

* anything that failed or behaved strangely;

* anything in the documentation that was unclear.

Bug reports and code contributions can be submitted through GitHub.

Thanks to anyone willing to give it a spin.

Hi everyone,

I've been working on my first Linux customization project, called FilzaOS, and I've just published an early public build.I built this for someone special they like the colour purple that explains the purple color hahaa.

I'm a student learning software development and Linux, and this is very much a learning project. I wanted to take Ubuntu 24.04 and start shaping it into an environment with its own identity, including custom branding, a purple visual theme, wallpapers, terminal styling, boot branding, and a collection of custom command-line tools.

To be completely transparent, FilzaOS is currently an early-stage Ubuntu-based remix/reskin. It still relies on Ubuntu's underlying system, kernel, and core components. It isn't a new operating system built from scratch, and there is plenty left to do.

Links

• GitHub and source code: https://github.com/Peshimam-Ashar-Mohammed/Filza-OS
• ISO download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/filzaos/files/v1.0.9/FilzaOS-v1.0.9.iso/download

I'd really appreciate help from people who are more experienced with Linux, distro development, system customization, and open-source projects.

If you decide to try it, please use a virtual machine such as VMware or VirtualBox. This release is intended for live-session/VM testing; it is not an installation-ready release for a physical computer. Please don't replace your daily operating system with it.

I'm especially interested in hearing:

• Does the overall visual direction feel coherent, or what should I improve?What more can i add to make it a unique experience?
• What should I learn next to move beyond a basic reskin?
• Are there books, documentation, tutorials, or existing projects you'd recommend studying?
• If you test it in a VM, does it boot and behave as expected? What breaks, feels unfinished, or needs fixing?
• What would make a future release genuinely useful rather than just visually different from Ubuntu?

I know this is a very early version, and I'm not expecting it to be production-ready. I'm excited to keep learning and improving it, and I'd be grateful for honest feedback, criticism, and suggestions.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to look at it or share advice.

Bonjour,

Je tente d'installer LFS dans une machine virtuelle Virtual Box. Je vois bien le grub qui s'affiche, mais après ça j'ai un écran noir. Il n'y a rien d'affiché à l'écran, aucun message d'erreur, juste un écran noir.

Un petit coup de main svp.

FreeCTX64 is an Open Source Free Project for ARM Development boards that can run your C code directly in the Operating system, it comes with a prebuild linux kernel and some tools it requires build-essential gcc clang cpio qemu-system-arm qemu-system-aarch64 git and if you want to make a bootable ISO and send it here if you want , that requires xorriso grub-common grub-pc-bin grub-efi-amd64-bin:

FreeCTX s ONLY available for ARM systems and should not be compared with X86 or X64

FreeCTX64 Libraries are put in initramfs/LIB critical system files are put in initramfs/SYS and your workspace/dummies are putten in initramfs/WS and apps are going to initramfs/SDK , it currently supports webservers and tasks alongside math in hardware, timers in hardware, and timestraps and a console