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authorGerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-09-12 20:21:05 +0000
committerGerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-09-12 20:21:05 +0000
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<title>Introduction</title>
<?dbhtml filename="introduction.html" dir="chapter04"?>
-<para>Below is a list of packages you need to download for building a
-basic Linux system. The listed version numbers correspond to versions
-of the software that are <emphasis>known</emphasis> to work, and this book is
-based upon them. You can try out newer versions, of course, but if you
-experience problems with those versions, use the indicated version instead.
-Often there is a reason for not using the latest version.</para>
+<para>Below is a list of packages you need to download for building a basic
+Linux system. The listed version numbers correspond to versions of the
+software that are <emphasis>known</emphasis> to work, and this book is
+based upon them. Unless you are an experienced LFS builder, we highly
+recommend not to try out newer versions, as the build commands for one
+version may not work with a newer version. Also, there is often a good
+reason for not using the latest version due to known problems that haven't
+been worked around yet.</para>
<para>All the URLs, when possible, refer to the project's page at
<ulink url="http://www.freshmeat.net">Freshmeat.net</ulink>. The Freshmeat