Editing Linux Open Source?
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 at
05:22
How do you edit linux. Is there a program that will edit it and if so what can I use and how do you edit the source? thanks
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Um, a text editor. EMACS if you are cool enough.
Basicly, there are two "levels" of editing you could be talking about:
First, the source code to the programs and kernel that make up Linux… You need to be a Linux Programmer to do this.
Second, most programs in Linux is designed to be set from text files… even the scripts that boot up Linux and run its different components. These files are in /etc, /boot and the user root directories. These text files are meant to be edited by the users… but if you don’t know what you are doing you need to be very careful.
If you want to learn Linux, I recommend the Arch Linux distro, it’s completely user customized:
http://www.archlinux.org/
Start from a base installation, and build your own Linux yourself. It’s a lot of work the first time, but Arch Linux has a great Wiki and community for support.
There are NO programs for this. You would need to obtain the source code rather than the normal distribution alone. This consists of thousands of programs. You will need to edit appropriate sections using a text editor, and at each stage re-compile. This requires serious programming knowledge.