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8 | <sect1 id="whichsections" xreflabel="Which sections of the book?">
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12 | <title>Which Sections of the Book Do I Want?</title>
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13 |
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14 | <para>Unlike the Linux From Scratch book, BLFS isn't designed to be
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15 | followed in a linear manner. LFS provides instructions
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16 | on how to create a base system which can become anything
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17 | from a web server to a multimedia desktop system. BLFS attempts
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18 | to guide you in the process of going from the base system to your intended
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19 | destination. Choice is very much involved.</para>
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20 |
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21 | <para>Everyone who reads this book will want to read certain sections. The
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22 | <xref linkend="introduction"/>, which you are currently reading,
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23 | contains generic information. Take special note of the information in
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24 | <xref linkend="important"/>, as this contains comments about how to
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25 | unpack software, issues related to the use of different locales, and various other
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26 | considerations which apply throughout the book.</para>
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27 |
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28 | <para>The part on <xref linkend="postlfs"/> is where most people will want
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29 | to turn next. This deals not only with configuration, but also with Security
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30 | (<xref linkend="postlfs-security"/>), File Systems (<xref
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31 | linkend="postlfs-filesystems"/> -- including GRUB for UEFI), Text Editors (<xref
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32 | linkend="postlfs-editors"/>), and Shells (<xref linkend="postlfs-shells"/>).
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33 | Indeed, you may wish to reference some parts of this chapter (especially
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34 | the sections on Text Editors and File Systems) while building your LFS
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35 | system.</para>
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36 |
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37 | <para>Following these basic items, most people will want to at least browse
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38 | through the <xref linkend="general"/> part of the book. This contains
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39 | information on many items which are prerequisites for other sections of the
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40 | book, as well as some items (such as <xref linkend="general-prog"/>)
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41 | which are useful in their own right. You don't have to install all
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42 | of the libraries and packages found in this part; each
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43 | BLFS installation procedure tells you which other packages this one
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44 | depends upon. You can choose the program you want to install, and see
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45 | what it needs. (Don't forget to check for nested dependencies!)</para>
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46 |
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47 | <para>Likewise, most people will probably want to look at the
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48 | <xref linkend="basicnet"/> section. It deals with connecting to the Internet
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49 | or your LAN (<xref linkend="basicnet-connect"/>)
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50 | using a variety of methods such as DHCP and PPP, and with items
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51 | such as Networking Libraries (<xref linkend="basicnet-netlibs"/>), plus various
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52 | basic networking programs and utilities.</para>
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53 |
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54 | <para>Once you have dealt with these basics, you may wish to configure
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55 | more advanced network services. These are dealt with in the <xref
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56 | linkend="server"/> part of the book. Those wanting to build servers
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57 | should find a good starting point there. Note that this section
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58 | also contains information on several database packages.</para>
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59 |
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60 | <para>The next twelve chapters deal with desktop systems. This
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61 | portion of the book starts with a part talking about <xref linkend="x"/>. This
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62 | part also deals with some generic X-based libraries (<xref linkend="x-lib"/>).
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63 | After that, <xref linkend="kde"/>, <xref linkend="gnome"/>,
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64 | <xref linkend="xfce"/>, and <xref linkend="lxqt"/> are given their
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65 | own parts, followed by one on <xref linkend="xsoft"/>.</para>
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66 |
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67 | <para>The book then moves on to deal with <xref linkend="multimedia"/>
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68 | packages. Note that many people may want to use the <xref linkend="alsa"/>
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69 | instructions from this chapter when first starting their BLFS
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70 | journey; the instructions are placed here because it is the most logical
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71 | place for them.</para>
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72 |
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73 | <para>The final part of the main BLFS book deals with <xref
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74 | linkend="pst"/>. This is useful for most people with desktop systems, but
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75 | even those who are creating dedicated server systems may find it useful.</para>
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76 |
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77 | <para>We hope you enjoy using BLFS. May you realize your dream of building
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78 | the perfectly personalized Linux system!</para>
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79 |
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80 | </sect1>
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