| 1 | <sect1 id="ch01-how">
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| 2 | <title>How things are going to be done</title>
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| 3 |
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| 4 | <para>
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| 5 | We are going to build the LFS system by using an already installed Linux
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| 6 | distribution such as Debian, SuSE, Slackware, Mandrake, RedHat, etc. There
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| 7 | is no need to have any kind of bootdisk. We will use an existing Linux
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| 8 | system as the base (since we need a compiler, linker, text editor, and
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| 9 | others tools).
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| 10 | </para>
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| 11 |
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| 12 | <para>
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| 13 | After you have downloaded the necessary packages that make up an LFS
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| 14 | system you will create a new Linux native partition where the LFS system
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| 15 | will be installed onto.
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| 16 | </para>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <para>
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| 19 | The next step, chapter 5, will be the installation of a number of
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| 20 | packages that are statically linked and installed on the LFS partition.
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| 21 | These packages form a basic development suite which will be used to
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| 22 | install the actual system.
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| 23 | </para>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <para>
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| 26 | Chapter 6 installs the actual base system. We use the chroot program to
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| 27 | start a new shell who's root directory will be set to the LFS
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| 28 | partition. This, in essence, is the same as rebooting and have the
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| 29 | kernel mount the LFS partition as the root partition. The reason that
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| 30 | we don't actually reboot, but instead chroot, is that this way you can
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| 31 | still use your host system. While software is being installed you can
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| 32 | simply switch to a different VC (Virtual Console) or X desktop and
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| 33 | continue using your computer.
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| 34 | </para>
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| 35 |
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| 36 | <para>
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| 37 | When all the software is installed, chapter 7 will setup the boot
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| 38 | scripts. Chapter 8 will setup the Linux boot loader and you can finally
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| 39 | reboot your system into LFS. The last step, after rebooting, is
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| 40 | setting up the networking tools and boot scripts. When you finish that
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| 41 | last step you will have finished the book and your LFS system is ready
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| 42 | for use.
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| 43 | </para>
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| 44 |
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| 45 | <para>
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| 46 | This is the process in a nutshell. Detailed information on the steps
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| 47 | you are taking are provided in the chapters as you go through them. If
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| 48 | something isn't completely clear yet, don't worry. It will become very
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| 49 | clear shortly.
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| 50 | </para>
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| 51 |
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| 52 | <para>
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| 53 | Please read chapter 2 carefully as it explains a few important things
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| 54 | you need to be aware of before you work your way through chapters 5 and
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| 55 | above.
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| 56 | </para>
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| 57 |
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| 58 | </sect1>
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| 59 |
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