Back in the old days, a lot of people went through the “Linux From Scratch” process to literally build up the OS from absolute scratch. No distro, no packages, no precompiled kernel, nothing but the raw ingredients. It is a good way to really understand the fundamentals not just of Linux but of the whole computing paradigm our systems are built on. It is not as hard as it probably sounds, but it’s an investment. It takes some time and you need to put your brain in gear to actually learn.
Comment on Sanity check: am I crazy for wanting to wipe everything and do/learn from scratch?
whysofurious@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks agoThis is exactly how I feel! Everything works but I feel there is a lot that was "“forced’” on me that I don’t use, and conversely a lot that is going on 24/7 and I don’t really know how it works.
cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
MXX53@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
I did the same thing when I started self hosting. I followed some guides that recommended all these tools. The more I learned, the more I realized I hardly used some of the stuff but when I disabled them it broke the stuff I did use. That’s when I took the time to wipe my system and build from the ground up, but this time actually understand what I was doing and not just blindly following guides.
Good luck!
whysofurious@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Thank you! And thanks for sharing your experience :)