When I learned the most about Linux was when I was helping build an embedded distribution for a single board computer in the early 2000's. We had kernels on floppy disks to bootstrap the machine, Compact Flash for storage, and I'd update through NFS-mounted rootfs to a Linux desktop I ran. I learned a ton about configuring kernels, and stripping everything down to the bare bones (we had to fit in small flash & RAM).
Shortly after that, I started running Gentoo and haven't looked back. I've run into so many problems with other distros (especially LTS/enterprise varieties), that I just can't pull myself away from Gentoo. It has it's quirks, but I find my way past them usually faster and easier than with any other distro. I used Arch once, and it seemed like a decent alternative, but I still prefer Gentoo. On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:57 AM, Alpheus Madsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Several years ago, my company decided to start a sort of technical "book > club", and I joined a group for the book "Linux Kernel Development" by > Robert Love. The book is intended to get anyone who's interested in kernel > development up-to-speed on the architecture. I haven't kept tabs on the > book, so I don't know how often or if the book has been updated; the book > we used was the 3rd Edition, and when we got to the concurrency chapter, > someone in the group mentioned that the kernel developers were in the > process of rooting out all the locks in the kernel, and replacing them with > a more abstract, and more robust, way of referring to data without locks (I > cannot at this time remember the device that was being used), so the book > we were using was going out of date even as we were reading it. > > But then, that's probably the inevitable fate of any book on software in > active development. :-) > > Regardless, I really liked the book, and would recommend it. > > On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 7:14 PM, AJ ONeal (Home) <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I'm looking for a not just good, but great book for diving deep into > Linux > > that would also be great as part of a balanced LPI curriculum. > > > > I can't remember the publisher, but I read a wonderful book back when I > was > > studying for my own Linux+ that I found to be so much more enjoyable to > > read, such better examples, and overall more helpful in studying via the > > actual Linux+ exam book I had also bought. > > > > I've got a friend who knows his way around the command line, but it's > time > > for him to get his hands dirty and build a kernel, know what all the > lines > > in /etc/passwd and whatnot mean, know the truth and light of philosophy > > behind the naming conventions of /usr, /root, /sbin, and all of the fun > > nitty gritties. > > > > What shall I recommend to him? > > > > Also, is Gentoo still the thing for really getting nasty with Linux, or > is > > Arch sufficient? Or should one truly Linux From Scratch? > > > > Give me your best rants and raves, please. :) > > > > AJ ONeal > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
