COURSE.md

Course Syllabus: Minimal, Hardened, Container-Ready Linux Distro

A guided, hands-on journey from kernel acquisition to release.

Chapters

1. Kernel Acquisition
2. Toolchain Setup
3. Basic System
4. Kernel Configuration
5. Bootloader
6. System Configuration
7. Package Management
8. Security Hardening
9. Container Support
10. Testing & Deployment
11. Container Operations
12. Container Security
13. OS Distribution Comparison

Suggested Pace

• Beginner: 4–6 weeks (evenings/weekends)
• Intermediate: 2–3 weeks
• Expert: 1 week sprint

Prerequisites

• Comfortable with shell, git, and basic Linux admin
• 100 GB disk space, 16 GB RAM recommended for builds
• VM platform (Hyper-V/VirtualBox/VMware) or cloud VM

Outcomes

• Build a minimal, bootable, hardened image with container support
• Understand the kernel/userland/boot chain end-to-end
• Produce reproducible artifacts with a repeatable process