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  <title>Rebooting the System</title>

  <para>Now that all of the software has been installed, it is time to reboot
  your computer. However, you should be aware of a few things. The system you
  have created in this book is quite minimal, and most likely will not have
  the functionality you would need to be able to continue forward. By installing
  a few extra packages from the BLFS book while still in our current chroot
  environment, you can leave yourself in a much better position to continue on
  once you reboot into your new LFS installation. Here are some suggestions:</para>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem><para>A text mode browser such as <ulink
    url='&blfs-book;basicnet/lynx.html'>Lynx</ulink>
    will allow you to easily view the BLFS book in one virtual terminal, while
    building packages in another.</para></listitem>

    <listitem><para>The <ulink
    url='&blfs-book;postlfs/make-ca.html'>make-ca</ulink> package
    will allow you to set up local trusted anchor certificates, allowing
    the system to verify SSL certificates provided by remote servers (for
    example, a website using HTTPS).</para></listitem>

    <listitem><para>The <ulink
    url='&blfs-book;general/gpm.html'>GPM</ulink> package will allow
    you to perform copy/paste actions in your virtual
    terminals.</para></listitem>

    <listitem revision="sysv"><para>
    If you are in a situation where static IP configuration
    does not meet your networking requirements, installing a package
    such as <ulink url='&blfs-book;basicnet/dhcpcd.html'>dhcpcd</ulink>
    or the client portion of <ulink
    url='&blfs-book;basicnet/dhcp.html'>dhcp</ulink> may be
    useful.</para></listitem>

    <listitem><para>Installing <ulink
    url='&blfs-book;postlfs/sudo.html'>sudo</ulink> may be useful for
    building packages as a non-&root; user and easily installing the
    resulting packages in your new system.</para></listitem>

    <listitem><para>If you want to access your new system from a remote system
    within a comfortable GUI environment, install <ulink
    url='&blfs-book;postlfs/openssh.html'>openssh</ulink>.</para></listitem>

    <listitem><para>To make fetching files over the internet easier, install
    <ulink url='&blfs-book;basicnet/wget.html'>wget</ulink>.</para></listitem>

    <listitem><para>To connect to a wireless access point for networking,
    install <ulink
    url='&blfs-book;basicnet/wpa_supplicant.html'>wpa_supplicant</ulink>.
    </para></listitem>

    <listitem><para>Install <ulink
    url='&blfs-book;postlfs/firmware.html'>firmwares</ulink> if the kernel
    driver for your hardware require some firmware to function properly.
    </para></listitem>

    <listitem><para>Finally, a review of the following configuration files
    is also appropriate at this point.</para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem><para>/etc/bashrc                  </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>/etc/dircolors               </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>/etc/fstab                   </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>/etc/hosts                   </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>/etc/inputrc                 </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>/etc/profile                 </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>/etc/resolv.conf             </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>/etc/vimrc                   </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>/root/.bash_profile          </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>/root/.bashrc                </para></listitem>
        <listitem revision="sysv"><para>/etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0 </para></listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>

  <para>Now that we have said that, let's move on to booting our shiny new LFS
  installation for the first time!</para>

  <para>Unmount the boot partition:</para>

<screen role="nodump"><userinput>umount /boot</userinput></screen>

  <para>Synchronize cached writes to prevent data loss on reboot without a
  fully functional <command>init</command> process:</para>

<screen role="nodump"><userinput>sync</userinput></screen>

  <para>Now, reboot the system with:</para>

<screen role="nodump"><userinput>reboot -ff</userinput></screen>

  <para><parameter>-ff</parameter> option allows to reboot the system
  without support from the <command>init</command> process.</para>

  <para>Assuming the GRUB boot loader was set up as outlined earlier, the menu
  is set to boot <emphasis>LFS &version;</emphasis> automatically.</para>

  <para>When the reboot is complete, the LFS system is ready for use and
  more software may be added to suit your needs.</para>

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