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I've seen nothing to indicate that your definition of "distro" is THAT restrictive. I'm confident saying a linux distro is anything with a linux kernel that yo
by jrm4 2y ago
I've seen nothing to indicate that your definition of "distro" is THAT restrictive.
I'm confident saying a linux distro is anything with a linux kernel that you can slap on bare metal or a VM system and get something up and running.
You're merely describing a minimalist/specialized distro, a not particularly new or unique concept.
- rpdillon 2y agoI mean in the beginning you'd be downloading the kernel code yourself and building a distribution with core utils. Distros came along and did all that work for you: they were a system that packaged up the kernel with a lot of useful utilities as well as an packaging and update mechanism. Of course you can find a way to be upset with the term if you want to, but I think it's in this sense that these container images are distroless.