Ubuntu from source

[Odd]

Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu) wrote:
> Suppose I wanted to (re)compile Ubuntu from source. I mean not just a few
> packages but the entire distro, everything that I have installed. And in
> some (semi) automated way, like Gentoo offers.
> Would that be possible?
> 
> This is just a hypothetical question. I wouldn't do such a thing because
> it is *useful*, only because it is *possible*. Like taking apart a radio
> to see how it works.

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/source/

But do realize that this is only Ubuntu without any
software added.

I should have added that for the whole distro, you need
to collect the source code for all the apps from their
respective places on the net. Let's just say you've got
your work cut out for you.

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Odd