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<title>Prerequisites</title>
<para>Building an LFS system is not a simple task. It requires a certain
level of existing knowledge of Unix system administration in order to resolve
problems and correctly execute the commands listed. In particular, as an
absolute minimum, you should already have the ability to use the
command line (shell) to copy or move files and directories, list directory
and file contents, and change the current directory. It is also expected that
you have a reasonable knowledge of using and installing Linux
software.</para>
<para>Because the LFS book assumes <emphasis>at least</emphasis> this basic
level of skill, the various LFS support forums are unlikely to be able to
provide you with much assistance in these areas. You will find that your
questions regarding such basic knowledge will likely go unanswered or you
will simply be referred to the LFS essential pre-reading list.</para>
<para>Before building an LFS system, we recommend reading the following
HOWTOs:</para>
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<listitem>
<para>Software-Building-HOWTO
<ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/></para>
<para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing
<quote>generic</quote> Unix software packages under Linux. Although it
was written some time ago, it still provides a good summary of the
basic techniques needed to build and install software.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The Linux Users' Guide
<ulink url="http://tldp.org/pub/Linux/docs/ldp-archived/users-guide/"/></para>
<para>This guide covers the usage of assorted Linux software. This
reference is also fairly old, but still valid.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The Essential Pre-Reading Hint
<ulink url="&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt"/></para>
<para>This is an LFS Hint written specifically for users new to Linux.
It includes a list of links to excellent sources of information on a
wide range of topics. Anyone attempting to install LFS should have an
understanding of many of the topics in this hint.</para>
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