%general-entities; ]> Now your at the point to get your ${LFS} directory copied over to your target machine. The easiest method would be to tar and copy the file up. tar -jcvf ${LFS}.tar.bz2 ${LFS} Some others have came up with other idea's on how to do this. Below is a table with the method and link to where the information is stored. Boot Method For Architectures Hyperlink nfsroot x86, x86_64, RaQ2, PPC