There is now a very simple way to make your own GNU\/Linux distribution, called a “linux appliance,” at SUSE.
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\nSUSE is a Linux Distribution produced by Novell. It is one of the earlier distributions to make a sustained and effective effort to put Linux on your desktop. Perhaps even on your grandmother’s desktop.<\/p>\n
WEll, a few days ago, Novell launched a new thing called SUSE Studio, which allows you to develop your own “Linux Appliance.”<\/p>\n
A Linux appliance is essentially a specialized distribution. The SUSE Studio is a web applicatoi that lets you name the ”
\nappliance,” specify software packages to include, and determine other details. There is the option of configuring key scripts such as those that run at startup.<\/p>\n
You can install software or data not on the SUSE website by uploading it. For example, if you want to create a ‘web server’ application, you could upload the Apache configuration files and the HTML files for a starting version of a web site.<\/p>\n
Then you make an image from which the ‘distro’ would be installed, just like any other Linux distribution.<\/p>\n
The appliance can be tested on line via the web application.<\/p>\n