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8 | <sect1 id="pre-prerequisites">
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11 | <title>Prerequisites</title>
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12 |
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13 | <para>Building an LFS system is not a simple task. It requires a certain
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14 | level of existing knowledge of Unix system administration in order to resolve
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15 | problems and correctly execute the commands listed. In particular, as an
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16 | absolute minimum, you should already have the ability to use the
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17 | command line (shell) to copy or move files and directories, list directory
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18 | and file contents, and change the current directory. It is also expected that
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19 | you have a reasonable knowledge of using and installing Linux
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20 | software.</para>
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21 |
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22 | <para>Because the LFS book assumes <emphasis>at least</emphasis> this basic
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23 | level of skill, the various LFS support forums are unlikely to be able to
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24 | provide you with much assistance in these areas. You will find that your
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25 | questions regarding such basic knowledge will likely go unanswered or you
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26 | will simply be referred to the LFS essential pre-reading list.</para>
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27 |
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28 | <para>Before building an LFS system, we recommend reading the following:</para>
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29 |
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30 | <itemizedlist>
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31 | <listitem>
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32 | <para>Software-Building-HOWTO
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33 | <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/></para>
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34 |
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35 | <para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing
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36 | <quote>generic</quote> Unix software packages under Linux. Although it
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37 | was written some time ago, it still provides a good summary of the
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38 | basic techniques needed to build and install software.</para>
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39 | </listitem>
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40 |
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41 | <listitem>
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42 | <para>Beginner's Guide to Installing from Source
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43 | <ulink url="http://moi.vonos.net/linux/beginners-installing-from-source/"/></para>
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44 |
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45 | <para>This guide provides a good summary of basic skills and
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46 | techniques needed to build software from source code.</para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <!--
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49 | <listitem>
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50 | <para>The Essential Pre-Reading Hint
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51 | <ulink url="&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt"/></para>
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52 |
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53 | <para>This is an LFS Hint written specifically for users new to Linux.
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54 | It includes a list of links to excellent sources of information on a
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55 | wide range of topics. Anyone attempting to install LFS should have an
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56 | understanding of many of the topics in this hint.</para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | -->
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59 | </itemizedlist>
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60 |
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61 | </sect1>
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