LFS

Robert Romito robromito at yahoo.com
Thu Dec 20 23:40:55 EST 2001


LFS = Linux From Scratch :-)

On Thursday 20 December 2001 03:01 pm, you wrote:
> ----- 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


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