Linux From Scratch

Gerard Beekmans

1. Introduction

• 1.1 What's this all about?
• 1.2 New versions
• 1.3 Version history
• 1.4 Mailinglists
• 1.5 Contact info

2. Conventions used in this document

• 2.1 About $LFS
• 2.2 How to download the software
• 2.3 How to install the software

3. Packages you need to download

• 3.1 Mandatory software
• 3.2 Optional software

4. Preparing the new system

• 4.1 How we are going to do things
• 4.2 Creating a new partition
• 4.3 Creating an ext2 file system on the new partition
• 4.4 Mounting the new partition
• 4.5 Creating directories
• 4.6 Copying the /dev directory

5. Making the LFS system bootable

• 5.1 Installing Sysvinit
• 5.2 Configuring Sysvinit
• 5.3 Creating passwd & group files
• 5.4 Installing the Bash shell
• 5.5 Adding an entry to LILO
• 5.6 Testing the system

6. Installing a kernel

• 6.1 Note on ftp.kernel.org
• 6.2 Configuring the kernel
• 6.3 Updating LILO
• 6.4 Testing the system

7. Installing basic system software

• 7.1 About debugging symbols
• 7.2 Preparing LFS system for installing basic system software
• 7.3 Installing basic systsem software
• 7.4 Removing old NSS Library files
• 7.5 Configuring the software

8. Creating system boot scripts

• 8.1 Preparing the directories and master files
• 8.2 Creating the reboot script
• 8.3 Creating the halt script
• 8.4 Creating the mountfs script
• 8.5 Creating the umountfs script
• 8.6 Creating the sendsignals script
• 8.7 Creating the checkroot bootscript
• 8.8 Creating the Sysklogd bootscript
• 8.9 Setting up symlinks and permissions
• 8.10 Creating the /etc/fstab file

9. Setting up basic networking

• 9.1 Installing Netkit-base
• 9.2 Installing Net-tools
• 9.3 Testing the system

10. Installing Network Daemons

• 10.1 Setting up SMTP
• 10.2 Setting up FTP
• 10.3 Setting up HTTP
• 10.4 Setting up Telnet
• 10.5 Setting up PPP

11. Installing Network Clients

• 11.1 Installing Email clients
• 11.2 Installing FTP client
• 11.3 Installing HTTP client
• 11.4 Installing Telnet client
• 11.5 Installing PPP clients

12. Installing X Window System

• 12.1 Installing X
• 12.2 Creating /etc/ld.so.conf
• 12.3 Creating the /usr/include/X11 symlink
• 12.4 Creating the /usr/X11 symlink
• 12.5 Adding /usr/X11/bin to the $PATH environment variable
• 12.6 Configuring X
• 12.7 Testing X
• 12.8 Installing Window Maker
• 12.9 Preparing the system for the Window Maker installation
• 12.10 Updating dynamic loader cache
• 12.11 Configuring WindowMaker
• 12.12 Testing WindowMaker

13. Resources

• 13.1 Books
• 13.2 HOWTOs
• 13.3 Other

14. The End

15. Copyright & Licensing Information