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authorAlex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-10-04 10:19:10 +0000
committerAlex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-10-04 10:19:10 +0000
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<title>How things are going to be done</title>
<?dbhtml filename="how.html" dir="chapter01"?>
-<para>You are going to build your LFS system by using a previously installed
-Linux distribution such as Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, etc. The existing Linux
-system (host) will be used as a starting point, because you will need programs
-like a compiler, linker, text editor, and other development tools to build the
-new system. Ordinarily, the required tools are available by default if you
-selected <quote>development</quote> as one of your installation options when
-you installed your Linux distribution.</para>
+<para>You are going to build your LFS system by using a previously installed
+Linux distribution (such as Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, or SuSE). This existing
+Linux system (the host) will be used as a starting point, because you will need
+programs like a compiler, linker and shell to build the new system. Normally
+all the required tools are available if you selected <quote>development</quote>
+as one of the options when you installed your distribution.</para>
-<para>After you have downloaded the packages that make up an LFS system, you
-will create a new Linux native partition and filesystem. This new Linux
-partition and filesystem is where your new LFS system will be compiled and
-installed onto.</para>
+<para>In Chapter 3 you will first create a new Linux native partition and
+filesystem, the place where your new LFS system will be compiled and installed.
+Then in Chapter 4 you download all the packages and patches required to build
+an LFS system, and store them on the new filesystem.</para>
<para>Chapter 5 will then discuss the installation of a number of packages that
will form the basic development suite (or tool-set) which is used to build the
@@ -68,11 +67,11 @@ simply switch to a different VC (Virtual Console) or X desktop and continue
using the computer as you normally would.</para>
<para>When all the software from Chapter 6 is installed, the temporary tools
-built in Chapter 5 will be removed. Chapters 7, 8 and 9 will finalize the
-installation. The bootscripts are setup in Chapter 7, the kernel and boot
-loader are setup in Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 has some pointers to help you after
-you finish with the book. Then, finally, you reboot your computer into your
-new LFS system.</para>
+built in Chapter 5 are removed. In Chapters 7, 8 and 9 the installation will
+then be finalized. The bootscripts are set up in Chapter 7, the kernel and
+bootloader are set up in Chapter 8, and Chapter 9 has some pointers to help
+you after you finish the book. Then, finally, you're ready to reboot your
+computer into your new LFS system.</para>
<para>This is the process in a nutshell. Detailed information on the steps you
will take are discussed in the chapters and package descriptions as you