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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-tools-util-linux" role="wrap" revision="systemd">
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
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10 |
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11 | <sect1info condition="script">
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12 | <productname>util-linux</productname>
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13 | <productnumber>&util-linux-version;</productnumber>
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14 | <address>&util-linux-url;</address>
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15 | </sect1info>
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16 |
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17 | <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
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18 |
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19 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-util-linux">
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20 | <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary>
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21 | <secondary>tools</secondary>
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22 | </indexterm>
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23 |
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24 | <sect2 role="package">
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25 | <title/>
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26 |
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27 | <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs.</para>
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28 |
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29 | <segmentedlist>
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30 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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31 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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32 |
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33 | <seglistitem>
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34 | <seg>&util-linux-ch5-sbu;</seg>
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35 | <seg>&util-linux-ch5-du;</seg>
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36 | </seglistitem>
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37 | </segmentedlist>
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38 |
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39 | </sect2>
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40 |
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41 | <sect2 role="installation">
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42 | <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
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43 |
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44 | <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
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45 |
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46 | <screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/tools \
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47 | --without-python \
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48 | --disable-makeinstall-chown \
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49 | --without-systemdsystemunitdir \
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50 | --without-ncurses \
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51 | PKG_CONFIG=""</userinput></screen>
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52 |
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53 | <variablelist>
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54 | <title>The meaning of the configure option:</title>
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55 |
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56 | <varlistentry>
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57 | <term><parameter>--without-python</parameter></term>
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58 | <listitem>
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59 | <para>This switch disables using <application>Python</application>
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60 | if it is installed on the host system. It avoids trying to build
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61 | unneeded bindings.</para>
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62 | </listitem>
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63 | </varlistentry>
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64 |
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65 | <varlistentry>
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66 | <term><parameter>--disable-makeinstall-chown</parameter></term>
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67 | <listitem>
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68 | <para>This switch disables using the <command>chown</command> command
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69 | during installation. This is not needed when installing into the
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70 | /tools directory and avoids the necessity of installing as
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71 | root.</para>
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72 | </listitem>
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73 | </varlistentry>
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74 |
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75 | <varlistentry>
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76 | <term><parameter>--without-ncurses</parameter></term>
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77 | <listitem>
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78 | <para>This switch disables using the ncurses library for
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79 | the build process. This is not needed when installing into the
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80 | /tools directory and avoids problems on some host distros.</para>
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81 | </listitem>
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82 | </varlistentry>
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83 |
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84 | <varlistentry>
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85 | <term><parameter>--without-systemdsystemunitdir</parameter></term>
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86 | <listitem>
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87 | <para>On systems that use systemd, the package tries to install
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88 | a systemd specific file to a non-existent directory in /tools.
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89 | This switch disables the unnecessary action.</para>
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90 | </listitem>
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91 | </varlistentry>
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92 |
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93 | <varlistentry>
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94 | <term><envar>PKG_CONFIG=""</envar></term>
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95 | <listitem>
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96 | <para>Setting this environment variable prevents adding unneeded
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97 | features that may be available on the host. Note that the location
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98 | shown for setting this environment variable is different from other
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99 | LFS sections where variables are set preceding the command. This
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100 | location is shown to demonstrate an alternative way of setting an
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101 | environment variable when using configure.</para>
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102 | </listitem>
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103 | </varlistentry>
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104 | </variablelist>
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105 |
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106 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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107 |
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108 | <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
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109 |
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110 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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111 |
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112 | <screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
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113 |
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114 | </sect2>
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115 |
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116 | <sect2 role="content">
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117 | <title/>
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118 |
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119 | <para>Details on this package are located in
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120 | <xref linkend="contents-utillinux" role="."/></para>
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121 |
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122 | </sect2>
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123 |
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124 | </sect1>
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