From 0eb01c0fdc9d8f05ccf9bf6ec3f01acee99c0b88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy Huntwork Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:14:06 +0000 Subject: Removed outdated bootcd page and added a brief description of the LiveCD to section 1.1 git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@6043 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter01/bootcd.xml | 66 ------------------------------------------------- chapter01/changelog.xml | 3 +++ chapter01/chapter01.xml | 2 +- chapter01/how.xml | 12 ++++++++- chapter01/livecd.xml | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 chapter01/bootcd.xml create mode 100644 chapter01/livecd.xml (limited to 'chapter01') diff --git a/chapter01/bootcd.xml b/chapter01/bootcd.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 47542fc6f..000000000 --- a/chapter01/bootcd.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ - - - %general-entities; -]> - -About the Included CD - - -For your convenience, we have included a CD with this book that -contains the source packages needed for creating a Linux From Scratch -system. The CD is bootable and provides a stable working environment -for building LFS. This book refers to this system as the -host system. The CD images are actively maintained and -updated versions can be found at - - -In addition to the tools required to build LFS, the host system -on the CD has a number of other helpful tools installed: - - - An HTML version of this book - The X Window System Environment - - Web Tools - - Wget (command line file retriever) - Lynx (text web browser) - Irssi (console IRC client) - Firefox (graphical web browser) - Xchat (X-based IRC client) - - - - - Text Editors - - Vim - Nano - - - - - Network Tools - - SSH Server and Client - NFS Server and Client - Smbmount (mount.cifs) for Windows shares - Subversion - Dhcpcd (DHCP client) - - - - - Filesystem Programs - - Reiserfsprogs - Xfsprogs - - - - nALFS - A tool for automating LFS builds - - - - diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index c0862c137..08bd04327 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ First a summary, then a detailed log. +June 17th, 2005 [jhuntwork]: Removed outdated bootcd page. Added a brief +description of the cd and a link to how.xml, section 1.1. + June 16th, 2005 [archaic]: Added installation dependencies for hotplug. diff --git a/chapter01/chapter01.xml b/chapter01/chapter01.xml index f49267033..15019e65d 100644 --- a/chapter01/chapter01.xml +++ b/chapter01/chapter01.xml @@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ - + diff --git a/chapter01/how.xml b/chapter01/how.xml index 2654ce7d3..e30070a24 100644 --- a/chapter01/how.xml +++ b/chapter01/how.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ How to Build an LFS System -The LFS system will be built by using a previously installed +The LFS system will be built by using an existing running Linux distribution (such as Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, or SuSE). This existing Linux system (the host) will be used as a starting point to provide necessary programs, including a compiler, linker, and shell, @@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ to build the new system. Select the development option during the distribution installation to be able to access these tools. +As an alternative to installing an entire separate +distribution onto your machine, you may wish to use the Linux From +Scratch LiveCD. This cd works well as a host sytem, providing all +the tools you need to successfully follow the instructions in this +book. Additionally, it contains all the source packages, patches and +a copy of this book so once you have the cd, no network connection or +additional downloads are necessary. For more information about the LFS +LiveCD or to download a copy, visit + + of this book describes how to create a new Linux native partition and file system, the place where the new LFS system will be compiled and installed. + + %general-entities; +]> + +About the Included CD + + +For your convenience, we have included a CD with this book that +contains the source packages needed for creating a Linux From Scratch +system. The CD is bootable and provides a stable working environment +for building LFS. This book refers to this system as the +host system. The CD images are actively maintained and +updated versions can be found at + + +In addition to the tools required to build LFS, the host system +on the CD has a number of other helpful tools installed: + + + An HTML version of this book + The X Window System Environment + + Web Tools + + Wget (command line file retriever) + Lynx (text web browser) + Irssi (console IRC client) + Firefox (graphical web browser) + Xchat (X-based IRC client) + + + + + Text Editors + + Vim + Nano + + + + + Network Tools + + SSH Server and Client + NFS Server and Client + Smbmount (mount.cifs) for Windows shares + Subversion + Dhcpcd (DHCP client) + + + + + Filesystem Programs + + Reiserfsprogs + Xfsprogs + + + + nALFS - A tool for automating LFS builds + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf