Exit from chroot: logout Reenter with: chroot $LFS /tools/bin/env -i \ HOME=/root TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' \ PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin \ /tools/bin/bash --login Strip the binaries and libraries: /tools/bin/find /{,usr/}{bin,lib,sbin} -type f \ -exec /tools/bin/strip --strip-debug '{}' ';'