how to build linux from scratch?
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If you mean code linux from scratch you can't.  If you are a programming guru you can get the kernel and build a distribution around it.\nIf you'd like to learn more about configuring and building up a linux installation from scratch try gentoo, which will require you to compile your os from source and force you to have to write sections of configuration files etc.  Not necessarily the most functional way to go if you are new to linux but it is educational.
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Learn Linux (and of course use it :) ).
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You don't ask for much do you? LOL.. \n\nThat depends a great deal on what you want to do. I strongly recomend moving up to a more modern distro. You are welcome to YM me and I can walk you through the configurations. Trying to do a tutorial on this would take forever, however the Linux Howto page has a tutorial on all of these topics and most Linux howto's are very good.
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Get SUSe Linux, It's Free!
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Plenty of sites on the net.  The official site is:\n\nhttp://www.kernel.org\n\nBut, just search for 'Linux Kernel' and 'Tutorial' on any major web site and you'll likely find some people willing to show you more about it.  I'd also check on Amazon (or other book stores) for books on the topic.
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More user friendly?\n\nHave you tried Ubuntu?  You can run it from a live CD without installing it.\n\nIt's easy to use.  It's much easier to install than Windows also.  Took me about 20 minutes with the latest version.\n\nCheck out the "Dapper XGL" movie on the osvids.com page below to get an idea of how advanced the graphical Linux desktop has become.\n\nCheck it out:
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You use Xen Virtual machine.....\nhttp://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8540
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I imagine you are just starting with linux. I would recomend ubuntu. check the link below. Download iso, burn iso, install.\n\nThen Read, read, read, read, read, and read some more about linux.
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Beginners: Learn Linux\n\nv0.99.02 (en), xiando\n\nA beginners guide to Linux for those with little or no computer experience.\n\n   1.  What is Linux?\n   2. Understanding files and folders\n   3. Understanding users and permissions\n   4. Who and what is root\n   5. Opening a command shell / terminal\n   6. Your first Linux commands\n          * 6.1. ls - short for list\n          * 6.2. pwd - print name of current/working directory\n          * 6.3. cd - Change directory\n   7. The basic commands\n          * 7.1. chmod - Make a file executable\n          * 7.2. df - view filesystem disk space usage\n          * 7.3. du - View the space used by files and folders\n          * 7.4. mkdir - makes folders\n          * 7.5. passwd - changes your login password\n                o 7.5.1. KDE\n          * 7.6. rm - delete files and folders, short for remove\n          * 7.7. ln - make symbolic links\n          * 7.8. tar archiving utility - tar.bz2 and tar.gz\n                o 7.8.1. tar files (.tar.gz)\n                o 7.8.2. bzip2 files (.tar.bz2)
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Almost everything about Linux is free, so you're in luck.\n\nThere are quite a few free tutorials and books available online about linux. It helps if you know what version you're using... Here are some suggestions though:\n\nBooks\nhttp://lab.lpicn.org/pub/books/\nhttp://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6527\nhttp://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6527\nAlso your public library likely has some\n\nTutorials\nhttp://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/index.html\nhttp://howtos.linux.com/howtos/HOWTO-INDEX/os.shtml#OSGS\nhttp://www.reallylinux.com/
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Try these websites:\nhttp://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=Howto\nhttp://yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/\nhttp://www.howtoforge.com/
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Not without BootCamp or VirtualPC.
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First you will need to select a flavor of Linux to run I suggest red hat or a redhat derivative for a newbie.  You can download these @ http://www.linux.org/dist/index.html.  This will show you how to download and install.
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One way would be to use vmware.  You could download a free vmware player and a virtual machine image in the flaver that you want.  Or there is a free vmware server product in the same place.  Linux can be added to a system non destructively but would require that you reboot into linux and reboot back to windows when you are done.  A live cd is also an option but has the same drawbacks as installing in your particular case.
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Get on a Linux Community site like Linux Boards http://www.linuxboards.org/ and ask around
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Basic Linux Commands:\nhttp://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/usersguide/linux_ugbasics.html\n\nAn A-Z Index of the Linux BASH command line\nhttp://www.ss64.com/bash/
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Check out these sites --\nhttp://www.gentoo.org/\nhttp://forums.gentoo.org/\nhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/\nread as much information as you can find on these and then in Yahoo search, type Gentoo, click go and see if you can find other informative sites.\n\nLast, but definitely not least, be sure that Gentoo is the right distro for you. Go here -\nhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/articles/Home_Use/Choosing_a_Linux_Distro\nand read the article on choosing a distro. There are links in the article to other sites that can offer help in your search.\n\n(If you need further help, the linux community of users has many avenues of assistance. Join the forums of several linux sites and read what they have available. Then formulate your questions and post them.)