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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
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| 29 | HOWTOs:</para>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <itemizedlist>
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| 32 | <listitem>
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| 33 | <para>Software-Building-HOWTO
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| 34 | <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/></para>
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| 35 |
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| 36 | <para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing
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| 37 | <quote>generic</quote> Unix software packages under Linux. Although it
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| 38 | was written some time ago, it still provides a good summary of the
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| 39 | basic techniques needed to build and install software.</para>
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| 40 | </listitem>
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| 41 |
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| 42 | <listitem>
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| 43 | <para>The Linux Users' Guide
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| 44 | <ulink url="http://tldp.org/pub/Linux/docs/ldp-archived/users-guide/"/></para>
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| 45 |
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| 46 | <para>This guide covers the usage of assorted Linux software. This
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| 47 | reference is also fairly old, but still valid.</para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 |
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| 50 | <listitem>
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| 51 | <para>The Essential Pre-Reading Hint
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| 52 | <ulink url="&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt"/></para>
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| 53 |
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| 54 | <para>This is an LFS Hint written specifically for users new to Linux.
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| 55 | It includes a list of links to excellent sources of information on a
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| 56 | wide range of topics. Anyone attempting to install LFS should have an
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| 57 | understanding of many of the topics in this hint.</para>
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| 58 | </listitem>
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| 59 |
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| 60 | </itemizedlist>
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| 61 |
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| 62 | </sect1>
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