Here, we show you how to build your very own, customised Linux distribution (distro). For creating our distro, we used Ububtu 7.04 as a base and built over it.

The starting point to making your own Linux distro is, rather ironically, from within an existing Linux distro. This way you have all the tools you need at hand.

While Neon and Kubuntu both rely on Ubuntu as their package base, KDE Linux has its own package based that's been derived from Arch Linux. It's not technically an Arch distro, though.

The good thing? A custom distro doesn't have to be a fantasy. Linux is based on open-source software and user-contributed content, so setting up your own version isn't all that hard.

Forget Ubuntu, Real Nerds Build Their Own Linux Distros Actually, I’m sticking with Ubuntu. But there’s no denying that one of the appeals of Linux is the DIY spirit behind it.

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For the new distro creator, it certainly beats having to download all the source code over a domestic broadband connection, then figure out how to build it.