In this talk, we will illustrate the journey and process of developing a new Linux distribution: LEAP. LEAP which stands for Linux for Emerging Arm Platforms, is a Linux software distribution specifically intended to showcase the capabilities of emerging 64bit Enterprise ARM Server platforms under a variety of workloads. We will talk about each of the major pieces that made up the bulk of this journey. These pieces include software packaging, the installer for the distribution, and the additional features present in LEAP that separate it from the CentOS sources it is based on.