correct me if im wrong….i think of linux as…

I think of linux like the black hole in space…

An empty vacuum that is to ur exposale.

My main question may really be simple, i just need you guys to confirm it.

Linux starts of as an empty box that you fill up with stand alone programs….right?

I want to know….what are the minimal programs needed, to get linux installed….with absolutly nothing else.

Sort of like windows…..the minimal programs needed to get it up and running.

Are alot of them small programs needed? Or can you listr them here?

The base files…..

I know u need a few….like

hardware detector…
mmm…i cant think of any more….is it possible to list them?

Or are they to many?