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| author | Matthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-05-03 10:59:46 +0000 |
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| committer | Matthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-05-03 10:59:46 +0000 |
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diff --git a/preface/acknowledgements.xml b/preface/acknowledgements.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 7b91a2bda..000000000 --- a/preface/acknowledgements.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,302 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="ch-scatter-acknowledgments"> -<title>Acknowledgments</title> -<?dbhtml filename="acknowledgements.html" dir="chapter01"?> - -<para>We would like to thank the following people and organizations for their -contributions to the Linux From Scratch Project.</para> - -<sect2> -<title>Current Project Team Members</title> - -<itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:gerard@linuxfromscratch.org">Gerard -Beekmans</ulink> <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> -- Linux-From-Scratch -initiator, LFS Project organizer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:matthew@linuxfromscratch.org">Matthew -Burgess</ulink> <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org> -- LFS General Package -maintainer, LFS Book editor.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:meerkats@bellsouth.net">Craig -Colton</ulink> <meerkats@bellsouth.net> -- LFS, ALFS, BLFS and Hints -Project logo creator.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:jeroen@linuxfromscratch.org">Jeroen -Coumans</ulink> <jeroen@linuxfromscratch.org> -- Website developer, FAQ -maintainer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org">Bruce -Dubbs</ulink> <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> -- LFS Quality Assurance Team -leader, BLFS Book editor.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:alex@linuxfromscratch.org">Alex -Groenewoud</ulink> <alex@linuxfromscratch.org> -- LFS Book -editor.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:markh@linuxfromscratch.org">Mark -Hymers</ulink> <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> -- CVS maintainer, BLFS Book -creator, former LFS Book editor.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:iwanek@linuxfromscratch.org">James -Iwanek</ulink> <iwanek@linuxfromscratch.org> -- System Administration -Team member.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:nicholas@linuxfromscratch.org">Nicholas -Leippe</ulink> <nicholas@linuxfromscratch.org> -- Wiki -maintainer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org">Anderson -Lizardo</ulink> <lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org> -- Website backend scripts -creator and maintainer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:bill@linuxfromscratch.org">Bill -Maltby</ulink> <bill@linuxfromscratch.org> -- LFS Project -organizer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:scot@linuxfromscratch.org">Scot Mc -Pherson</ulink> <scot@linuxfromscratch.org> -- LFS NNTP gateway -maintainer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:ryan@linuxfromscratch.org">Ryan -Oliver</ulink> <ryan@linuxfromscratch.org> -- Testing Team leader, -co-creator of PLFS.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:jwrober@linuxfromscratch.org">James -Robertson</ulink> <jwrober@linuxfromscratch.org> -- Bugzilla maintainer, -Wiki developer, LFS Book editor.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:greg@linuxfromscratch.org">Greg -Schafer</ulink> <greg@linuxfromscratch.org> -- Toolchain maintainer, -LFS Book editor, co-creator of PLFS.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:tushar@linuxfromscratch.org">Tushar -Teredesai</ulink> <tushar@linuxfromscratch.org> -- BLFS Book editor, -Hints and Patches Projects maintainer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:jeremy@linuxfromscratch.org">Jeremy -Utley</ulink> <jeremy@linuxfromscratch.org> -- LFS Book editor, Bugzilla -maintainer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Countless other people on the various LFS and BLFS -mailing lists who are making this book happen by giving their suggestions, -testing the book and submitting bug reports, instructions and their -experiences with installing various packages.</para></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -</sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Translators</title> - -<itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:macana@lfs-es.org">Manuel Canales -Esparcia</ulink> <macana@lfs-es.org> -- Spanish LFS translation -project.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:johan@linuxfromscratch.org">Johan -Lenglet</ulink> <johan@linuxfromscratch.org> -- French LFS translation -project.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org">Anderson -Lizardo</ulink> <lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org> -- Portuguese LFS -translation project.</para></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -</sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Mirror Maintainers</title> - -<itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:jason@dstc.edu.au">Jason Andrade</ulink> -<jason@dstc.edu.au> -- au.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:lost@l-w.net">William Astle</ulink> -<lost@l-w.net> -- ca.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:baque@cict.fr">Baque</ulink> -<baque@cict.fr> -- lfs.cict.fr mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:stevie@stevie20.de">Stephan Brendel</ulink> -<stevie@stevie20.de> -- lfs.netservice-neuss.de -mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:ian@ichilton.co.uk">Ian Chilton</ulink> -<ian@ichilton.co.uk> -- us.linuxfromscratch.org, linuxfromscratch.co.uk -mirrors.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:fredan-lfs@fredan.org">Fredrik -Danerklint</ulink> <fredan-lfs@fredan.org> -- se.linuxfromscratch.org -mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:pgpkeys@aeternamtech.com">David D.W. -Downey</ulink> <pgpkeys@aeternamtech.com> -- lfs.learnbyexample.com -mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:ebf@aedsolucoes.com.br">Eduardo B. -Fonseca</ulink> <ebf@aedsolucoes.com.br> -- br.linuxfromscratch.org -mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:hrx@hrxnet.de">Hagen Herrschaft</ulink> -<hrx@hrxnet.de> -- de.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:tim@idge.net">Tim Jackson</ulink> -<tim@idge.net> -- linuxfromscratch.idge.net mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:barna@siker.hu">Barna Koczka</ulink> -<barna@siker.hu> -- hu.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:lfs-mirror@linuxfromscratch.rave.org">Roel -Neefs</ulink> -- linuxfromscratch.rave.org mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:sime@dot-sime.com">Simon Nicoll</ulink> -<sime@dot-sime.com> -- uk.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:ervin@activalink.net">Ervin S. -Odisho</ulink> <ervin@activalink.net> -- lfs.activalink.net -mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:guido@primerelay.net">Guido Passet</ulink> -<guido@primerelay.net> -- nl.linuxfromscratch.org -mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:miha@xuy.biz">Mikhail Pastukhov</ulink> -<miha@xuy.biz> -- lfs.130th.net mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:jpolen@rackspace.com">Jeremy Polen</ulink> -<jpolen@rackspace.com> -- us2.linuxfromscratch.org -mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.mirror.ac.uk">UK Mirror Service</ulink> --- linuxfromscratch.mirror.co.uk mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:thomas@sofagang.dk">Thomas Skyt</ulink> -<thomas@sofagang.dk> -- dk.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:Antonin.Sprinzl@tuwien.ac.at">Antonin -Sprinzl</ulink> <Antonin.Sprinzl@tuwien.ac.at> -- at.linuxfromscratch.org -mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:dag@stenstad.net">Dag Stenstad</ulink> -<dag@stenstad.net> for providing no.linuxfromscratch.org and <ulink -url="mailto:ian@ichilton.co.uk">Ian Chilton</ulink> for running -it.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:archive@doc.cs.univ-paris8.fr">Parisian -sysadmins</ulink> <archive@doc.cs.univ-paris8.fr> -- -www2.fr.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:highos@linuxfromscratch.org">Jesse -Tie-Ten-Quee</ulink> <highos@linuxfromscratch.org> for providing and -running the linuxfromscratch.org server.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:velin@zadnik.org">Alexander Velin</ulink> -<velin@zadnik.org> -- bg.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:Martin.Voss@ada.de">Martin Voss</ulink> -<Martin.Voss@ada.de> -- lfs.linux-matrix.net mirror.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:pyng@spam.averse.net">Pui Yong</ulink> -<pyng@spam.averse.net> -- sg.linuxfromscratch.org -mirror.</para></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -</sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Donators</title> - -<itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:dean@vipersoft.co.uk">Dean Benson</ulink> -<dean@vipersoft.co.uk> for several monetary -contributions.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.dreamwvr.com">DREAMWVR.COM</ulink> for -their past sponsorship of donating various resources to the LFS and related -sub projects.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:hrx@hrxnet.de">Hagen Herrschaft</ulink> -<hrx@hrxnet.de> for donating a 2.2 GHz P4 system, now running under the -name of <emphasis>lorien</emphasis>.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.oreilly.com">O'Reilly</ulink> for -donating books on SQL and PHP.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.vasoftware.com">VA Software</ulink> -who, on behalf of <ulink url="http://www.linux.com">Linux.com</ulink>, donated -a VA Linux 420 (former StartX SP2) workstation.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:strider@linux.com">Mark Stone</ulink> for -donating <emphasis>shadowfax</emphasis>, the first linuxfromscratch.org -server, a 750 MHz P3 with 512 MB RAM and two 9 GB SCSI drives. When the server -moved it was renamed to <emphasis>belgarath</emphasis>.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:highos@linuxfromscratch.org">Jesse -Tie-Ten-Quee</ulink> <highos@linuxfromscratch.org> for donating a Yamaha -CDRW 8824E CD-writer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Countless other people on the various LFS mailing lists who are -making this book better by giving their suggestions, submitting bug reports, -and throwing in their criticism.</para></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -</sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Former Team Members and Contributors</title> - -<itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:timothy@linuxfromscratch.org">Timothy -Bauscher</ulink> <timothy@linuxfromscratch.org> -- LFS Book editor, Hints -Project maintainer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Robert Briggs for originally donating the -<emphasis>linuxfromscratch.org</emphasis> and -<emphasis>linuxfromscratch.com</emphasis> domain names.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:ian@ichilton.co.uk">Ian Chilton</ulink> -<ian@ichilton.co.uk> for maintaining the Hints project.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:gimli@linuxfromscratch.org">Marc -Heerdink</ulink> <gimli@linuxfromscratch.org> -- LFS Book -editor.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:sklein@linuxfromscratch.org">Seth W. -Klein</ulink> <sklein@linuxfromscratch.org> -- LFS FAQ -creator.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:garrett@linuxart.com">Garrett -LeSage</ulink> <garrett@linuxart.com> -- Original LFS banner -creator.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:nomis80@videotron.ca">Simon -Perreault</ulink> <nomis80@videotron.ca> -- Hints Project -maintainer.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:Geert.Poels@skynet.be">Geert Poels</ulink> -<Geert.Poels@skynet.be> -- Original BLFS banner creator; based on the -LFS banner by Garrett LeSage.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:bkenoah@oswd.org">Frank Skettino</ulink> -<bkenoah@oswd.org> for the initial design of the old website -- have a -look at <ulink url="http://www.oswd.org/"/>.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para><ulink url="mailto:highos@linuxfromscratch.org">Jesse -Tie-Ten-Quee</ulink> <highos@linuxfromscratch.org> for answering -countless questions on IRC and having a great deal of patience.</para></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -</sect2> - -</sect1> - diff --git a/preface/audience.xml b/preface/audience.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 2ac651a1a..000000000 --- a/preface/audience.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="pre-audience"> -<title>Audience</title> -<?dbhtml filename="audience.html" dir="preface"?> - -<sect2> -<title>Who would want to read this book</title> - -<para>There are many reasons why somebody would want to read this book. The -principal reason being to install a Linux system straight from the source -code. A question many people raise is "Why go through all the hassle of -manually building a Linux system from scratch when you can just download and -install an existing one?". That is a good question and is the impetus for this -section of the book.</para> - -<para>One important reason for LFS's existence is to help people learn how a -Linux system works from the inside out. Building an LFS system helps demonstrate -to you what makes Linux tick, how things work together and depend on each -other. One of the best things that this learning experience provides is the -ability to customize Linux to your own tastes and needs.</para> - -<para>A key benefit of LFS is that you have more control of your system -without relying on someone else's Linux implementation. With LFS, you are -in the driver's seat and dictate every aspect of your system, such as the -directory layout and bootscript setup. You also dictate where, why and how -programs are installed.</para> - -<para>Another benefit of LFS is the ability to create a very compact Linux -system. When installing a regular distribution, you are usually forced to -install several programs which you are likely never to use. They're just -sitting there wasting precious disk space (or worse, CPU cycles). It isn't -difficult to build an LFS system less than 100 MB. Does that still sound like a -lot? A few of us have been working on creating a very small embedded LFS -system. We successfully built a system that was just enough to run the Apache -web server with approximately 8MB of disk space used. Further stripping could -bring that down to 5 MB or less. Try that with a regular distribution.</para> - -<para>We could compare distributed Linux to a hamburger you buy at a -fast-food restaurant -- you have no idea what you are eating. LFS, on the -other hand, doesn't give you a hamburger, but the recipe to make a hamburger. -This allows you to review it, to omit unwanted ingredients, and to -add your own ingredients which enhance the flavor of your burger. When you -are satisfied with the recipe, you go on to preparing it. You make it just -the way you like it: broil it, bake it, deep-fry it, barbecue it, or eat it -tar-tar (raw).</para> - -<para>Another analogy that we can use is that of comparing LFS with a -finished house. LFS will give you the skeletal plan of a house, but it's up -to you to build it. You have the freedom to adjust your plans as you -go.</para> - -<para>One last advantage of a custom built Linux system is security. -By compiling the entire system from source code, you are empowered to audit -everything and apply all the security patches you feel are needed. You don't -have to wait for somebody else to compile binary packages that fix a security -hole. Unless you examine the patch and implement it yourself you have no -guarantee that the new binary package was built correctly and actually fixes the -problem (adequately).</para> - -<para>There are too many good reasons to build your own LFS system for them all -to be listed here. This section is only the tip of the iceberg. As you -continue in your LFS experience, you will find on your own the power that -information and knowledge truly bring.</para> - -</sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Who would not want to read this book</title> - -<para>There are probably some who, for whatever reason, would feel that they do not -want to read this book. If you do not wish to build your own Linux system from -scratch, then you probably don't want to read this book. Our goal is to help -you build a complete and usable foundation-level system. If you only want to -know what happens while your computer boots, then we recommend the <quote>From -Power Up To Bash Prompt</quote> HOWTO. The HOWTO builds a bare system which is -similar to that of this book, but it focuses strictly on creating a system -capable of booting to a BASH prompt.</para> - -<para>While you decide which to read, consider your objective. If you wish -to build a Linux system while learning a bit along the way, then this book -is probably your best choice. If your objective is strictly educational and -you do not have any plans for your finished system, then the -<quote>From Power Up To Bash Prompt</quote> HOWTO is probably a better choice.</para> - -<para>The <quote>From Power Up To Bash Prompt</quote> HOWTO is located at -<ulink url="http://axiom.anu.edu.au/~okeefe/p2b/"/> or on The Linux -Documentation Project's website at -<ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO.html"/>.</para> - -</sect2> - -</sect1> diff --git a/preface/foreword.xml b/preface/foreword.xml deleted file mode 100644 index ef1665b3b..000000000 --- a/preface/foreword.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="pf-foreword"> -<title>Foreword</title> -<?dbhtml filename="foreword.html" dir="preface"?> - -<para>Having used a number of different Linux distributions, I was never -fully satisfied with any of them. I didn't like the arrangement of -the bootscripts. I didn't like the way certain programs were configured by -default. Much more of that sort of thing bothered me. Finally I realized -that if I wanted full satisfaction from my Linux system I would have to -build my own system from scratch, using only the source code. I resolved -not to use pre-compiled packages of any kind, nor CD-ROM or boot disk that -would install some basic utilities. I would use my current Linux system to -develop my own.</para> - -<para>This wild idea seemed very difficult at the time and often seemed -an impossible task. After sorting out all kinds of problems, such as -dependencies and compile-time errors, a custom-built Linux system was -created that was fully operational. I called this system a Linux From Scratch -system, or LFS for short.</para> - -<para>I hope you will have a great time working on your own LFS!</para> - -<literallayout> --- -Gerard Beekmans -gerard@linuxfromscratch.org -</literallayout> - -</sect1> - diff --git a/preface/organization.xml b/preface/organization.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 474f33773..000000000 --- a/preface/organization.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="pre-organization"> -<title>Structure</title> -<?dbhtml filename="organization.html" dir="preface"?> - -<para>This book is divided into the following four parts:</para> - -<itemizedlist> - -<listitem> -<para>Part I explains in some detail how the LFS system is built, lists the -changes made to the book since the last version, and gives hints on how to -find help in case you run into trouble.</para> -</listitem> - -<listitem> -<para>Part II describes how to prepare for the building process: making a -partition, downloading the packages, setting up a good working environment, -and compiling temporary tools.</para> -</listitem> - -<listitem> -<para>Part III guides you through the building of the LFS system: compiling -and installing all the packages one by one, setting up the boot scripts, and -installing the kernel. The resulting basic Linux system is the foundation -upon which you can build other software, to extend your system in the way -you like.</para> -</listitem> - -<listitem> -<para>Part IV consists of two appendices. The first is an alphabetical list of -all the installed packages, and the second an alphabetical list of all the -installed programs and libraries, mentioning which package installed it.</para> -</listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -</sect1> diff --git a/preface/preface.xml b/preface/preface.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 5fd043488..000000000 --- a/preface/preface.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,12 +0,0 @@ -<preface id="preface"> -<title>Preface</title> -<?dbhtml filename="preface.html" dir="preface"?> - -&pf-foreword; -&pf-audience; -&pf-prerequisites; -&pf-typography; -&pf-acknowledgements; -&pf-organization; - -</preface> diff --git a/preface/prerequisites.xml b/preface/prerequisites.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 9ba2308d7..000000000 --- a/preface/prerequisites.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="pf-prerequisites"> -<title>Prerequisites</title> -<?dbhtml filename="prerequisites.html" dir="preface"?> - -<para>This book assumes that its reader has a good deal of knowledge about -using and installing Linux software. Before you begin building your LFS -system, you should read the following HOWTOs:</para> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>Software-Building-HOWTO</para> - -<para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing "generic" -Unix software distributions under Linux. This HOWTO is available at -<ulink url="&tldp-root;HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/>.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>The Linux Users' Guide</para> - -<para>This guide covers the usage of assorted Linux software and is -available at -<ulink url="http://espc22.murdoch.edu.au/~stewart/guide/guide.html"/>.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>The Essential Pre-Reading Hint</para> - -<para>This is an LFS Hint written specifically for new users of Linux. It is -mostly a list of links to excellent sources of information on a wide range of -topics. Any person attempting to install LFS, should at least have an -understanding of many of the topics in this hint. It is available at - -<ulink url="&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt"/></para></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -</sect1> diff --git a/preface/typography.xml b/preface/typography.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 73f20a931..000000000 --- a/preface/typography.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="pre-typography"> -<title>Typography</title> -<?dbhtml filename="typography.html" dir="preface"?> - -<para>To make things easier to follow, there are a few typographical -conventions used throughout the book. Following are some examples:</para> - -<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen> - -<blockquote><para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly -as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used -in the explanation sections to identify which of the commands is being -referenced.</para></blockquote> - -<para><filename>install-info: unknown option -`--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</filename></para> - -<blockquote><para>This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen -output, probably as the result of commands issued, and is also used to -show filenames, such as <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>.</para></blockquote> - -<para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para> - -<blockquote><para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the -book, mainly to emphasize important points, and to give examples of -what to type.</para></blockquote> - -<para><ulink url="&lfs-root;"/></para> - -<blockquote><para>This form of text is used for hyperlinks, both within the -book and to external pages such as HOWTOs, download locations and -websites.</para></blockquote> - -<screen><userinput>cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF"</userinput> -root:x:0: -bin:x:1: -...... -<userinput>EOF</userinput> -</screen> - -<blockquote><para>This type of section is used mainly when creating -configuration files. The first command tells the system to create -the file $LFS/etc/group from whatever is typed on the following lines until -the sequence EOF is encountered. Therefore, this whole section is generally -typed as seen.</para></blockquote> - -</sect1> - |