= Linux distribution buildable from source
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= Linux distributions buildable from source
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As of 2020, no one knows how to build the major desktop distros fully from source into the ISO, and especially so in a reproducible build way. Everything is done in build servers somewhere with complicated layers of prebuilds. It's crap.
See also: https://cirosantilli.com/linux-kernel-module-cheat/#linux-distro-choice
Yes:
* <Buildroot>
* <NixOS>
No:
* <Ubuntu>: https://askubuntu.com/questions/82302/how-to-compile-ubuntu-from-source-code source: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/07/08/laws-sausages/[sausage factory]
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