Software packages

The software packages of this distribution are:

Kernel binaries(lisex0.0)

This is the Linux kernel 2.4.14 modified as described in [Giusti-Manzano].

File system image (lisexfs0.0.img.bz2)

It contains the files and programs of a minimal Linux together with some Lisex commands. The reasons for providing this file system image are the modification of the ext2 inode structure, which was one of the main changes, and the lack of automatic installation tools as yet.

Sources(lisex0.0.tar.bz2)

Kernel and modified or new applications sources.

It is assumed that the reader has knowledge about Linux and related tools. Although it is not a requirement, Lisex 0.0 could be installed together with other operating systems, in particular some Linux distribution. Considering that Lisex 0.0 is a test prototype, this would be a reasonable option.

The following steps must be performed as 'root'.

1. Boot Linux.

2. Copy the Lisex 0.0 file system image given with the distribution, using bzcat command, to a new partition of at least 12Mb.

   For instance, if the partition is in the device /dev/hda6 and the Lisex 0.0 file system image is in the directory /tmp/lisex/ the command to execute is

    

   bzcat /tmp/lisex/lisexfs0.0.img.bz >/dev/hda6
   

3. Copy the kernel binaries in the directory where there are other kernel images. For example, in RedHat distribution the referred directory is /boot.

4. Install the Lisex 0.0 kernel binaries in the boot loader.

   For instance, if the boot loader is LILO and the partition containing the file system image is /dev/hda6:

   1. Edit the file /etc/lilo.conf
   2. Add the following lines at the end of the file:

       

      image=/boot/lisex0.0
      label=Lisex 0.0
      read-write
      root=/dev/hda6
      

   3. Execute the command lilo.

   Another example of boot loader is grub. In that case:

   1. Edit the file /boot/grub/grub.conf
   2. Add the following lines at the end of the file:

       

      title Lisex 0.0
            kernel /boot/lisex0.0 rw root=/dev/hda6
      

5. Re-boot the system.

6. In the boot loader menu, choose Lisex 0.0