Cutomizing Ubuntu or any other Linux

Question

Hi,

For my personal project, I want to make a I-Pad (Tablet-PC) like device. For that I want to customize Ubuntu (or any other OS that is easy to customize and free, Please suggest me).

Some example of what I want to customize are: 1) remove unnecessary services and Programs from OS. 2) Change the appearance of the dialog boxes/windows which appears. 3) Increase the size of close minimize etc. buttons. 4) Add new services.

Please tell me how to do that. What path should I follow?How to do this.

I have very good experience in C/C++ and little experience on Linux.

Thanks in Advance, I am sure I am goint to get good answers here.

tarun

Answer 1

For customising the operating system, you do not have to code at all (at least for the above mentioned).

I suggest you learn more about the GNU/Linux system and how services are managed in it, the way themes are handled (depends on the desktop environment), et cetera.

Browse TLDP for tutorials on most of the GNU/Linux system.