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| 8 | <sect1 id="pre-prerequisites"> |
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| 11 | <title>Prerequisites</title> |
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[06f6a34] | 13 | <para>Building a CLFS system is not a simple task. It requires a certain |
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[3f8be484] | 14 | level of existing knowledge of Unix system administration in order to |
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| 15 | resolve problems, and correctly execute the commands listed. In particular, |
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| 16 | as an absolute minimum, the reader should already have the ability to use |
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| 17 | the command line (shell) to copy or move files and directories, list |
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| 18 | directory and file contents, and change the current directory. It is also |
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| 19 | expected that the reader has a reasonable knowledge of using and installing |
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[fed084f3] | 20 | Linux software. A basic knowledge of the architectures being used in |
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| 21 | the Cross LFS process and the host operating systems in use is also |
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[07621da] | 22 | required.</para> |
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[3f8be484] | 23 | |
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[fed084f3] | 24 | <para>Because the CLFS book assumes <emphasis>at least</emphasis> this basic |
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[fb40919] | 25 | level of skill, the various CLFS support forums are unlikely to be able to |
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[1c514e4] | 26 | provide you with much assistance. Your questions regarding such basic knowledge |
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| 27 | will likely go unanswered, or you will be referred to the CLFS essential |
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| 28 | pre-reading list.</para> |
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[3f8be484] | 29 | |
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[fed084f3] | 30 | <para>Before building a CLFS system, we recommend reading the following |
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[3f8be484] | 31 | HOWTOs:</para> |
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| 32 | |
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| 33 | <itemizedlist> |
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| 34 | <listitem> |
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| 35 | <para remap="verbatim">Software-Building-HOWTO |
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| 36 | <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/></para> |
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| 37 | |
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| 38 | <para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing |
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| 39 | <quote>generic</quote> Unix software distributions under Linux.</para> |
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| 40 | </listitem> |
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| 41 | <listitem> |
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| 42 | <para remap="verbatim">The Linux Users' Guide |
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[6fa9457] | 43 | <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/pub/Linux/docs/ldp-archived/users-guide/"/></para> |
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[3f8be484] | 44 | |
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| 45 | <para>This guide covers the usage of assorted Linux software.</para> |
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| 46 | </listitem> |
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| 47 | <listitem> |
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| 48 | <para remap="verbatim">The Essential Pre-Reading Hint |
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[b4e36de] | 49 | <ulink url="&hints-root;Essential_Prereading"/></para> |
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[3f8be484] | 50 | |
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[c9686cb] | 51 | <para>This is a hint written specifically for users new to Linux. |
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[3f8be484] | 52 | It includes a list of links to excellent sources of information on a |
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[95112ed] | 53 | wide range of topics. Anyone attempting to install CLFS should have an |
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[3f8be484] | 54 | understanding of many of the topics in this hint.</para> |
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| 55 | </listitem> |
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| 56 | </itemizedlist> |
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| 57 | |
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| 58 | </sect1> |
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