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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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6 | <sect1 id="pre-prerequisites">
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7 | <title>Prerequisites</title>
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8 | <?dbhtml filename="prerequisites.html"?>
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9 |
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10 | <para>Building an LFS system is not a simple task. It requires a certain level
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11 | of existing knowledge of Unix system administration in order to resolve
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12 | problems, and correctly execute the commands listed. In particular, as an
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13 | absolute minimum, the reader should already have the ability to use the command
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14 | line (shell) to copy or move files and directories, list directory and file
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15 | contents, and change the current directory. It is also expected that the reader
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16 | has a reasonable knowledge of using and installing Linux software.</para>
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17 |
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18 | <para>Because the LFS book assumes <emphasis>at least</emphasis> this basic
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19 | level of skill, the various LFS support forums are unlikely to be able to
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20 | provide you with much assistance; you will find that your questions regarding
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21 | such basic knowledge will likely go unanswered, or you will simply be referred
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22 | to the LFS essential pre-reading list.</para>
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23 |
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24 | <para>Before building an LFS system, we recommend reading the following HOWTOs:
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25 | </para>
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26 |
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27 | <itemizedlist>
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28 | <listitem><para remap="verbatim">Software-Building-HOWTO
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29 | <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/></para>
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30 |
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31 | <para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing
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32 | <quote>generic</quote> Unix software distributions under Linux.</para></listitem>
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33 |
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34 | <listitem><para remap="verbatim">The Linux Users' Guide
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35 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxhq.com/guides/LUG/guide.html"/></para>
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36 |
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37 | <para>This guide covers the usage of assorted Linux software.</para></listitem>
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38 |
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39 | <listitem><para remap="verbatim">The Essential Pre-Reading Hint
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40 | <ulink url="&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt"/></para>
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41 |
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42 | <para>This is an LFS Hint written specifically for users new to Linux.
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43 | It includes a list of links to excellent sources of information on a
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44 | wide range of topics. Anyone attempting to install LFS should have an
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45 | understanding of many of the topics in this hint.</para></listitem>
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46 |
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47 | </itemizedlist>
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48 |
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49 | </sect1>
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50 |
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