The most basic Linux OS out there?

[clgy15]

Hey everybody,
Im building my own GUI, Im only using the GTK+ libraries to make it so I need as little as possible in my system. Im talking like the Linux kernel, and the most basic of basic packages installed and ill need to know how to do from ubuntu! (I mean, ubuntu is the host OS as I compile the kernel and install the packages on the other partition)
I want to know how to do this! Please help!

[pastalavista]

Probably this (http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/) is my best advice.

[Riffer]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD

This installation gives a very basic CLI which you then install what ever packages you want over the net.

[doorknob60]

Debian and the Ubuntu Minimal CD will work for this, but I'd also advise taking a look at Arch, it works in a similar way, and I think you might like it.

[NovaAesa]

LFS would be the most minimal. But I would also recommend Arch, it would be much easier compared to LFS - and an Arch bare bones install is *extremely* minimal (a bare bones install of Arch doesn't even have xorg installed).

[WalmartSniperLX]

http://www.gentoo.org

If you're not already familiar with this distribution, I would recommend taking the time to read through the manual if you like. It's designed for you to compile your kernel how you want it from the start, and every other part of the OS as well. I used to run it on my primary system because of how stable it can be.

[Spice Weasel]

Microcore, BasicLinux, Gentoo, LFS.

Microcore is a very interesting OS. I suggest you try it. Mainly because it has no GNU utilities.