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8 | <sect1 id="pre-prerequisites"> |
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11 | <title>Prerequisites</title> |
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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; you will find that your questions regarding |
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27 | such basic knowledge will likely go unanswered, or you will simply be referred |
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28 | to the CLFS essential 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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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.txt"/></para> |
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50 | |
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51 | <para>This is an 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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57 | |
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58 | </sect1> |
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