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| author | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-08-29 16:56:32 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-08-29 16:56:32 +0000 |
| commit | fada43129e4a962c678a0b17a8278da367cd9775 (patch) | |
| tree | 8c319f69e217ad8c48c6d4660ae8cbf82dcf767a /chapter02/commands.xml | |
| parent | bc831b5f5f350ca8ce189dc5126912638c04e8ff (diff) | |
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diff --git a/chapter02/commands.xml b/chapter02/commands.xml index 566fde592..4cbb0f4af 100644 --- a/chapter02/commands.xml +++ b/chapter02/commands.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ commands for the packages installed in this book.</para> <para>These files can be used to quickly find out which commands have -been changed between the different LFS versions as well. Download the +been changed between the different LFS versions. Download the lfs-commands tarball for this book version and the previous book version and run a diff on the files. That way it is possible to see which packages have updated installation instructions, so any scripts you may @@ -13,13 +13,16 @@ have can be modified, or you can reinstall a package if you think that necessary.</para> <para>A side effect is that these files can be used to dump to a shell and -install the packages, though some files need to be modified (for -example, when the kbd package is installed, you needed to select the -keyboard layout file, because it can't reliably be guessed). Keep in -mind, please, that these files are not checked for correctness, -integrity and so forth. There may be bugs in the files (since they are -manually created, typo's are often inevitable) so do check them and -don't blindly trust them.</para> +install the packages, though some files need to be modified (where +certain settings can't be guessed and depend on user preference or +system hardware). Keep in mind, please, that these files are not +thoroughly checked for correctness. There may be bugs in the files (since +they are manually created at the moment) so do check them and don't +blindly trust them.</para> + +<para>If you decide to use the commands to automatically install a +package and it doesn't work, try reading the book's instructions +instead before you ask for help on the mailinglist.</para> <para>The lfscommands can be downloaded from <ulink url="&http-root;/lfs-commands/">&http-root;/lfs-commands/</ulink> |