LFS

[Ronald Maggio]

----- Original Message -----
From: "JJ Neff" <jjneff at yahoo.com>
To: <nflug at nflug.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:12 PM
Subject: LFS


> Alright I'm lazy )or efficient) and I clicked reply instead of delete to
avoid
> having to type your name again :-)
>
> I tried to get some interest IN LFS a few months back (obviously before
> MandRAKE 8.1) The biggest reason I had for getting others involved was I
knew
> so little and would get stuck a lot.  The new version of LFS and the
> documentation and the newsgroups are far better than when I first looked
at it.
>
> It really now makes you feel comfortable giving it a whirl.  I downloaded
the
> book and packages and the hints and faqs (love broadband) last night and
was
> reading 'til late. I will either turn my laptop into a LFS box or my
server
> (which is running Mandrake 8.1 but still is locking for no apparent
reason.)  I
> love the clear descriptions of every command, why it's needed, and what
every
> package contains.  I would use my Windows box which I wanred my wife was
going
> to become dual-boot and she should get ready to learn to use Linux for
papers
> ad e-mail and chatting. But I am sure I can get Mandrake running faster.
I
> just have very little confidence in my own ability to fix a problem in LFS
than
> goiing to Mandrake User.org and looking it up.
>
> I am very interested in the new BLFS that seems to answer the question
"Now
> what?" I want to know If all my packages I've come to expect in my distro
> (Netscape, KDE2, StarOffice etc.) will work.
>
> Keep us informed of how you LFS install performs and anything that was
unique
> to you.
>
> JJN
>
> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org


This may be a dumb question, but what if LFS