[4122007] | 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
|
---|
| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
|
---|
| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
|
---|
| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
|
---|
| 5 | %general-entities;
|
---|
| 6 | ]>
|
---|
| 7 |
|
---|
[f45b1953] | 8 | <sect1 id="intro-welcome-whichsections" xreflabel="Which sections of the book?">
|
---|
[a0f03b0] | 9 | <sect1info>
|
---|
[5cd0959d] | 10 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
|
---|
| 11 | <date>$Date$</date>
|
---|
[a0f03b0] | 12 | </sect1info>
|
---|
[71e06e23] | 13 | <?dbhtml filename="which.html"?>
|
---|
[f45b1953] | 14 | <title>Which sections of the book do I want?</title>
|
---|
| 15 |
|
---|
[acfc391] | 16 | <para>Unlike the Linux From Scratch book, <acronym>BLFS</acronym> isn't
|
---|
| 17 | designed to be followed in a linear manner. This is because <acronym>LFS
|
---|
| 18 | </acronym> provides instructions on how to create a base system which is
|
---|
| 19 | capable of turning into anything from a web server to a multimedia desktop
|
---|
| 20 | system. <acronym>BLFS</acronym> is where we try to guide you through going
|
---|
| 21 | from the base system to your intended destination and so choice is very much
|
---|
| 22 | involved.</para>
|
---|
[f45b1953] | 23 |
|
---|
[aa8e4915] | 24 | <para>Everyone who reads the book will want to read certain sections. The
|
---|
| 25 | <xref linkend="introduction"/> part - which you are currently
|
---|
| 26 | reading - contains generic information. Especially take note of the
|
---|
| 27 | information in Important Information (<xref linkend="intro-important"/>), as
|
---|
| 28 | this contains comments about how to unpack software and various other aspects
|
---|
| 29 | which apply throughout the book.</para>
|
---|
| 30 |
|
---|
| 31 | <para>The part on <xref linkend="postlfs"/> is where most people will want
|
---|
| 32 | to turn next. This deals with not just configuration but also Security
|
---|
[a4be499] | 33 | (<xref linkend="postlfs-security"/>), File Systems (<xref
|
---|
[aa8e4915] | 34 | linkend="postlfs-filesystems"/>), Editors (<xref
|
---|
| 35 | linkend="postlfs-editors"/>) and Shells (<xref linkend="postlfs-shells"/>).
|
---|
| 36 | Indeed, you may wish to reference certain parts of this chapter (especially
|
---|
[a4be499] | 37 | the sections on Editors and File Systems) while building your <acronym>LFS
|
---|
[acfc391] | 38 | </acronym> system.</para>
|
---|
[aa8e4915] | 39 |
|
---|
| 40 | <para>Following these basic items, most people will want to at least browse
|
---|
| 41 | through the <xref linkend="general"/> part of the book. This part contains
|
---|
| 42 | information on many items which are prerequisites for other sections of the
|
---|
[acfc391] | 43 | book as well as some items (such as Programming (<xref linkend="general-prog"/>)
|
---|
| 44 | which are useful in their own right. Note that you don't have to install all
|
---|
| 45 | of these libraries and packages found in this part to start with, each
|
---|
| 46 | <acronym>BLFS</acronym> install procedure tells you which packages
|
---|
[aa8e4915] | 47 | it depends upon so you can choose the program you want to install and see
|
---|
| 48 | what it needs.</para>
|
---|
| 49 |
|
---|
| 50 | <para>Likewise, most people will probably want to look at the <xref
|
---|
| 51 | linkend="connect"/> and <xref linkend="basicnet"/> parts. The first of
|
---|
[acfc391] | 52 | these deals with connecting to the Internet or your <acronym>LAN
|
---|
| 53 | </acronym> using a variety of methods such as <acronym>DHCP</acronym>
|
---|
| 54 | (<xref linkend="connect-dhcp"/>) and Dial-Up Connections (<xref
|
---|
| 55 | linkend="connect-dialup"/>). The second of these parts deals with items
|
---|
| 56 | such as Networking Libraries (<xref linkend="basicnet-netlibs"/>) and various
|
---|
| 57 | basic networking programs and utilities.</para>
|
---|
[f45b1953] | 58 |
|
---|
| 59 | <para>Once you have dealt with these basics, you may wish to configure
|
---|
[aa8e4915] | 60 | more advanced network services. These are dealt with in the <xref
|
---|
| 61 | linkend="server"/> and <xref linkend="content"/> parts of the book.
|
---|
| 62 | Those wanting to build servers should find enough information to give
|
---|
| 63 | them a good starting point here. Note that <xref linkend="content"/> also
|
---|
| 64 | contains information on various database packages.</para>
|
---|
| 65 |
|
---|
| 66 | <para>The next parts of the book principally deal with desktop systems.
|
---|
| 67 | We start with a part talking about <xref linkend="x"/>. This part also
|
---|
| 68 | deals with some generic X-based libraries (<xref linkend="x-lib"/>). After
|
---|
| 69 | this, <xref linkend="kde"/> and <xref linkend="gnome"/> are given their
|
---|
| 70 | own parts which are followed by one on <xref linkend="xsoft"/>.</para>
|
---|
| 71 |
|
---|
| 72 | <para>We then move on to deal with <xref linkend="multimedia"/> packages.
|
---|
| 73 | Note that many people may want to use the <xref linkend="alsa"/>
|
---|
[acfc391] | 74 | instructions from this chapter quite near the start of their <acronym>BLFS
|
---|
| 75 | </acronym> journey; they are placed here simply because it is the most logical
|
---|
| 76 | place for them.</para>
|
---|
[aa8e4915] | 77 |
|
---|
[acfc391] | 78 | <para>The final part of the main <acronym>BLFS</acronym> book deals with <xref
|
---|
[aa8e4915] | 79 | linkend="pst"/>. This is useful for most people with desktop systems and
|
---|
| 80 | even those who are creating mainly server systems will find it useful.</para>
|
---|
[f45b1953] | 81 |
|
---|
[acfc391] | 82 | <para>We hope you enjoy using <acronym>BLFS</acronym> and find it useful.</para>
|
---|
[f45b1953] | 83 |
|
---|
| 84 | </sect1>
|
---|
| 85 |
|
---|