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| 8 | <sect1 id="pre-prerequisites">
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| 11 | <title>Prerequisites</title>
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| 12 |
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| 13 | <para>Building a CLFS system is not a simple task. It requires a certain
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| 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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| 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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| 22 | required.</para>
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| 23 |
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| 24 | <para>Because the CLFS book assumes <emphasis>at least</emphasis> this basic
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| 25 | level of skill, the various CLFS support forums are unlikely to be able to
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| 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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| 29 |
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| 30 | <para>Before building a CLFS system, we recommend reading the following
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| 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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| 43 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxhq.com/guides/LUG/guide.html"/></para>
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| 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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| 49 | <ulink url="&hints-root;Essential_Prereading"/></para>
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| 50 |
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| 51 | <para>This is a hint written specifically for users new to Linux.
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| 52 | It includes a list of links to excellent sources of information on a
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| 53 | wide range of topics. Anyone attempting to install CLFS should have an
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| 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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| 58 | </sect1>
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