#582 closed enhancement (wontfix)
Please consider adding bind, ftp, and lynx to future LFS editions
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| Component: | Book | Version: | 4.0 |
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Description
Thanks for the LFS book. The exercise of building my own linux system was very informative.
But, please consider adding bind, ftp, and lynx to Chapter 6. Or at the least, strongly suggest that the user download those sources prior to booting to their LFS system for the first time.
Unless the user has memorized pertinent IPV4 addresses, and can spoof HTTP and FTP protocol by hand via TTY, they will have difficulty obtaining additional software for their new LFS system. :)
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Bind is beyond the scope of a basic linux system. For simple DNS purposes, you simply put your assigned nameservers into /etc/resolv.conf. An FTP client is installed with inetutils, and there are instructions for a number of console mode browsers in the BLFS book.