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author | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-07-22 19:45:10 +0000 |
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committer | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-07-22 19:45:10 +0000 |
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diff --git a/chapter09/theend.xml b/chapter09/theend.xml index a4edb750d..a75a86cd6 100644 --- a/chapter09/theend.xml +++ b/chapter09/theend.xml @@ -1,32 +1,25 @@ <sect1 id="ch09-theend"> <title>The End</title> -<para> -Well done! You have finished installing your LFS system. It may have +<para>Well done! You have finished installing your LFS system. It may have been a long process but it was well worth it. We wish you a lot of fun -with your new shiny custom built Linux system. -</para> +with your new shiny custom built Linux system.</para> -<para> -Now would be a good time to strip all debug symbols from +<para>Now would be a good time to strip all debug symbols from the binaries on your LFS system. If you are not a programmer and don't plan on debugging your software, then you will be happy to know that you can reclaim a few tens of megs by removing debug symbols. This process causes no inconvenience other than not being able to debug the software fully anymore, which is not an issue if you don't know how to debug. You can -remove the symbols by executing the following command: -</para> +remove the symbols by executing the following command:</para> -<para> -Disclaimer: 98% of the people who use the command mentioned below don't +<para>Disclaimer: 98% of the people who use the command mentioned below don't experience any problems. But do make a backup of your LFS system before you run this command. There's a slight chance it may backfire on you and render your system unusable (mostly by destroying your kernel modules -and dynamic & shared libraries). -</para> +and dynamic & shared libraries).</para> -<para> -Having that said, the --strip-debug option to strip is quite harmless +<para>Having that said, the --strip-debug option to strip is quite harmless under normal circumstances. It doesn't strip anything vital from the files. It also is quite safe to use --strip-all on regular programs (don't use that on libraries - they will be destroyed) but it's not as @@ -34,72 +27,45 @@ safe and the space you gain is not all that much. But if you're tight on disk space every little bit helps, so decide yourself. Please refer to the strip man page for other strip options you can use. The general idea is to not run strip on libraries (other than --strip-debug) just to be -on the safe side. -</para> +on the safe side.</para> -<para> -<screen> -<userinput>find / -type f -exec strip --strip-debug '{}' ';'</userinput> -</screen> -</para> +<para><screen><userinput>find / -type f -exec strip --strip-debug '{}' ';'</userinput></screen></para> -<para> -If you plan to ever upgrade to a newer LFS version in the future it +<para>If you plan to ever upgrade to a newer LFS version in the future it will be a good idea to create the /etc/lfs-&version; file. By having this file it is very easy for you (and for us if you are going to ask for help with something at some point) to find out which LFS version you have installed on your system. This can just be a null-byte file by -running: -</para> +running:</para> -<para> -<screen> -<userinput>touch /etc/lfs-&version;</userinput> -</screen> -</para> +<para><screen><userinput>touch /etc/lfs-&version;</userinput></screen></para> -<para> -One final thing you may want to do is run lilo now that you are booted +<para>One final thing you may want to do is run lilo now that you are booted into LFS. This way you will put the LFS version of LILO in the MBR rather than the one that's there right now from your host system. Depending on how old your host distribution is, the LFS version may have -more advanced features you need/could use. -</para> +more advanced features you need/could use.</para> -<para> -Either way, run the following to make the lilo version installed on LFS -active: -</para> +<para>Either way, run the following to make the lilo version installed on LFS +active:</para> -<para> -<screen> -<userinput>/sbin/lilo</userinput> -</screen> -</para> +<para><screen><userinput>/sbin/lilo</userinput></screen></para> -<para> -If you are wondering: "Well, where to go now?" you'll be glad to hear that +<para>If you are wondering: "Well, where to go now?" you'll be glad to hear that someone has written an LFS hint on the subject at <ulink -url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/afterlfs.txt"> -http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/afterlfs.txt</ulink>. +url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/afterlfs.txt">http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/afterlfs.txt</ulink>. On a same note, if you are not only newbie to LFS, but also newbie to Linux in general, you may find the newbie hint at <ulink -url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/newbie.txt"> -http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/newbie.txt</ulink> - very interesting. -</para> +url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/newbie.txt">http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/newbie.txt</ulink> + very interesting.</para> -<para> -Don't forget there are several LFS mailinglists you can subscribe to if +<para>Don't forget there are several LFS mailinglists you can subscribe to if you are in need of help, advice, etc. See <ulink url="ch01-maillists.html">Chapter 1 - Mailinglists</ulink> for -more information. -</para> +more information.</para> -<para> -Again, we thank you for using the LFS Book and hope you found this book -useful and worth your time. -</para> +<para>Again, we thank you for using the LFS Book and hope you found this book +useful and worth your time.</para> </sect1> |