%general-entities; ]> This book is divided into the following parts. Part I explains a few important notes on how to proceed with the LFS installation. This section also provides meta-information about the book. Part II describes how to prepare for the building process—making a partition and downloading the packages. TEXT NEEDED. TEXT NEEDED. Part V guides the reader 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 Linux system is the foundation on which other software can be built to expand the system as desired. At the end of this book, there is an easy to use reference listing all of the programs, libraries, and important files that have been installed. TEXT NEEDED.