Where is the source code of Ubuntu and how do I compile it?

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I really want to make my own distro of linux but I do not know where to find the source code. Also I don't know how to compile it, is there any special way to compile Ubuntu and install everything.

There is a nice article about custom ubuntu distributions at this link — Charles Green, Jan 17 '16 at 03:14
http://askubuntu.com/questions/48535/how-to-customize-the-ubuntu-live-cd has all you need to know. You do not need source code. You need to change the Ubuntu ISO you download. — Rinzwind, Jan 17 '16 at 06:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 17 '16 at 03:13

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There's no such thing as "Ubuntu source code". It's not a single package, it's a software distribution. You'd need to compile everything, to the kernel, core utilities and libraries to Python, APT and Unity and it would take ridiculous amounts of time.

If you want to make an Ubuntu-based distro, you'll have some basic steps:

Download Ubuntu ISO;
Extract the ISO's content somewhere;
Unsquashfs casper/filesystem.squashfs file inside extracted ISO;
Correctly mount --bind /dev, /dev/pts, /proc and /sys to the unsquashfs'd filesystem and chroot into it;
Make your changes in the chroot environment and unmount the binded filesystems;
Create a new filesystem.squashfs from the chroot directory and place it in /casper;
Make an ISO image with your new customized Ubuntu distro.

A more detailed approach can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization .

answered Jan 17 '16 at 03:13

Eduardo Cola

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So exactly where can I get everything, and how can I make the installer? – Thomas Wilbur Jan 17 '16 at 03:16
As I said, you can get everything in the Ubuntu ISO. And what do you mean by "make the installer"? – Eduardo Cola Jan 17 '16 at 03:19
Yes PS I know this is against but pls upvote – Thomas Wilbur Jan 17 '16 at 03:20
Yes what? Upvote what? What do you want/need? Your questions are a bit messy, OK? – Eduardo Cola Jan 17 '16 at 03:22
Upvote question – Thomas Wilbur Jan 17 '16 at 03:23
I want to make the installer – Thomas Wilbur Jan 17 '16 at 03:23
What installer? Sorry but you'll have to be more specific. – Eduardo Cola Jan 17 '16 at 03:25
The operating systems installer ex here – Thomas Wilbur Jan 17 '16 at 03:26
https://assets.ubuntu.com/sites/ubuntu/latest/u/img/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop/image-installdesktoplongtermsupport-4.jpg – Thomas Wilbur Jan 17 '16 at 03:26
You mean Ubiquity. You don't need to "make" it or anything. Everything that you install in your custom chroot enviroment via APT or dpkg will be included in the final installation. – Eduardo Cola Jan 17 '16 at 03:27
Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Thomas Wilbur Jan 17 '16 at 03:28

Where is the source code of Ubuntu and how do I compile it?

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