I am building a Linux OS with SUSE Studio. What software should I add?

Question

So I am building a customized SUSE-based Linux OS on SUSEstudio.com. There is a part in the process where you can choose all the software you want included in your build.

Here are some of the things I need:

Java JDK
A good text editor
Video Editor
Any development tool that can run Assembler language
Web Page Editor

What are good Linux programs that can accomplish these tasks that I can include in my build?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

• You want Sun's Java packages but not the GCC java.

• nasm for Assembler.

• For video, you want packages like ffmpeg, mplayer/mencoder, transcode, mkvtoolnix, avidemux.

• For audio, you want packages like lame, flac, faac/faad, sox, vorbis-tools.

Personally, I use Vim for editing text files, and add Firefox with Firebug for web development. You may prefer a more WYSIWYG text/web editor.

Services you probably want to include are:

• Apache2
• mysql
• Samba and/or NFS
• SSH

Answer 2

Kompozer for a web page editor, And of course EMACS or WIM

video look into http://jahshaka.org/ and http://www.fluendo.com/ products

For some reason i remember this being able to edit movies, or a product i found from this site, while the name escapes me, you may want to look into it. http://www.moovida.com/ I will post it if i can think of it.

for Java, Bluebird might do

you also want to add all gstreamer packages, all file formats ogg, vorbis etc, flash, yast packs and maybe an updated kernal

Also, may i suggest waiting a few days until they ahve opensuse 11.2 as an option to base your appliance of of.

Answer 3

You could read up the documentation and guidelines provided by LFS (Linux From Scratch).
(Personal opinion: This is what makes Linux such a great OS: you make it whatever you fancy (almost).) Good luck!

Answer 4

Open Movie Editor as Video Editor

Bluefish as Web Page and maybe text Editor