Screenshot of QEMU VM showing an ASCII Gentoo Logo + system info

I followed Mental Outlaw’s 2019 guide and followed the official handbook to get up-to-date instructions and tailored instructions for my system, the process took about 4 hours however I did go out for a nice walk while my kernel was compiling. Overall I enjoyed the process and learnt a lot about the Linux kernel while doing it.

I’m planning on installing it to my hardware soon, this was to get a feel for the process in a non-destructive way.

    • spagnod@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I was too lazy to actually learn dracut, and I thought that setting up custom initramfs would help me gain insight into the linux boot process. Normal Gentoo stuff lol