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diff --git a/chapter09/reboot.xml b/chapter09/reboot.xml index 59a24d4d2..6ab7d1c52 100644 --- a/chapter09/reboot.xml +++ b/chapter09/reboot.xml @@ -16,14 +16,51 @@ the functionality you would need to be able to continue forward. By installing a few extra packages from the BLFS book while still in our current chroot environment, you can leave yourself in a much better position to continue on - once you reboot into your new LFS installation. Installing a text mode web - browser, such as Lynx, you can easily view the BLFS book in one virtual - terminal, while building packages in another. The GPM package will also allow - you to perform copy/paste actions in your virtual terminals. Lastly, if you - are in a situation where static IP configuration does not meet your networking - requirements, installing packages such as Dhcpcd or PPP at this point might - also be useful.</para> - + once you reboot into your new LFS installation. Here are some suggestions:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem><para>A text mode browser such as <ulink + url='&blfs-root;/view/svn/basicnet/lynx.html'>Lynx</ulink> + will allow you to easily view the BLFS book in one virtual terminal, while + building packages in another.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>The <ulink + url='&blfs-root;/view/svn/general/gpm.html'>GPM</ulink> package will allow + you to perform copy/paste actions in your virtual + terminals.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>If you are in a situation where static IP configuration + does not meet your networking requirements, installing a package + such as <ulink url='&blfs-root;/view/svn/basicnet/dhcpcd.html'>dhcpcd</ulink> + or the client portion of <ulink + url='&blfs-root;/view/svn/basicnet/dhcp.html'>dhcp</ulink> may be + useful.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Installing <ulink + url='&blfs-root;/view/svn/postlfs/sudo.html'>sudo</ulink> may be useful for + building packages as a non-root user and easily installing the resulting + packages in your new system. </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>If you want to access your new system from a remote system + within a comfortable GUI environment, install <ulink + url='&blfs-root;/view/svn/postlfs/openssh.html'>openssh</ulink> and it's + prerequsite, <ulink + url='&blfs-root;/view/svn/postlfs/openssl.html'>openssl</ulink>. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>If one or more of your disk drives have a GUID partition + table (GPT), either <ulink + url='&blfs-root;/view/svn/postlfs/gptfdisk.html'>gptfdisk</ulink> or <ulink + url='&blfs-root;/view/svn/postlfs/parted.html'>parted</ulink> will be useful. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Finally, a review of configuration files such as + /etc/vimrc, /etc/dircolors, /etc/profile, /etc/bashrc, /etc/hosts, + /etc/inputrc, /etc/resolv.conf, /root/.bash_profile, and /root/.bashrc is + also appropriate at this point. </para></listitem> + + </itemizedlist> <para>Now that we have said that, lets move on to booting our shiny new LFS installation for the first time! First exit from the chroot environment:</para> |