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| author | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2023-03-13 15:43:12 -0500 |
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| committer | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2023-03-13 15:43:12 -0500 |
| commit | b4829e6717d632c2962c2e22bd49e15b3272e0ff (patch) | |
| tree | 2456ef73298b2486afa740c8085fa663f02ee092 | |
| parent | 5fa9f630cd36e5add61379c7003d809c4acca75b (diff) | |
Add a note on host system installation
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter01/how.xml | 8 |
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diff --git a/chapter01/how.xml b/chapter01/how.xml index a8fdddddd..eb6f249d2 100644 --- a/chapter01/how.xml +++ b/chapter01/how.xml @@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ during the distribution installation to include these tools.</para> + <note><para>There are many ways to install a Linux distribution and + the defaults are usually not optimal for building an LFS system. + For suggestions on setting up a commercial distribution see: + <ulink url="&lfs-root;hints/downloads/files/partitioning-for-lfs.txt"/>.</para></note> + <para>As an alternative to installing a separate distribution on your - machine, you may wish to use <!-- the Linux From Scratch LiveCD or --> a LiveCD from a + machine, you may wish to use a LiveCD from a commercial distribution. + <!-- the Linux From Scratch LiveCD or --> a LiveCD from a commercial distribution. <!-- The LFS LiveCD works well as a host system, providing all the tools you need to successfully follow the instructions in this book. The LiveCD version is behind the current book, but is still useful |