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2 | <!DOCTYPE section [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 | ]>
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6 | <section xmlns="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng"
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7 | xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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8 | xml:id="pf-prerequisites">
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9 | <title>Prerequisites</title>
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10 | <?dbhtml filename="prerequisites.html"?>
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11 |
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12 | <para>This book assumes that its reader has a good deal of knowledge about
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13 | using and installing Linux software. Before you begin building your LFS
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14 | system, you should read the following HOWTOs:</para>
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15 |
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16 | <itemizedlist>
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17 | <listitem><para>Software-Building-HOWTO</para>
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18 |
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19 | <para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing
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20 | <quote>generic</quote> Unix software distributions under Linux. This HOWTO is
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21 | available at <uri xlink:href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html">http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html</uri>.</para>
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22 | </listitem>
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23 |
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24 | <listitem><para>The Linux Users' Guide</para>
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25 |
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26 | <para>This guide covers the usage of assorted Linux software and is available at
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27 | <uri xlink:href="http://espc22.murdoch.edu.au/~stewart/guide/guide.html">http://espc22.murdoch.edu.au/~stewart/guide/guide.html</uri>.</para>
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28 | </listitem>
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29 |
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30 | <listitem><para>The Essential Pre-Reading Hint</para>
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31 |
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32 | <para>This is an LFS Hint written specifically for new users of Linux. It is
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33 | mostly a list of links to excellent sources of information on a wide range of
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34 | topics. Any person attempting to install LFS, should at least have an
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35 | understanding of many of the topics in this hint. It is available at
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36 |
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37 | <uri xlink:href="&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt">&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt</uri></para></listitem>
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38 |
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39 | </itemizedlist>
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40 |
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41 | </section>
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