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I'm asking because the liveCD cannot be used to build LFS version 7.0 or higher.
If you do want to build LFS 7, what I recommend, install another linux distro first (Debian would be a good choice) and work from there. Do remember to make the chosen distro compliant. Not doing so will result in a failed LFS build.
About your liveCD problem: The last time the liveCD was updated is over 4 years ago. Maybe it doesn't support the modern (virtual)hardware.
I built LFS 7.0 on top of Slackware 13.37 (32 bit) inside VirtualBox without any problems:
1. Download the Slackware 13.37 Install DVD.
2. Install Slackware 13.37 (32-bit) (skip X and KDE).
3. Make a new (virtual) harddisk.
4. Follow the LFS book (7.0 works fine, I suspect 7.1 will too) to install it on the second harddisk.
5. If you want to stop, suspend the virtual machine...
6. ...
7. World Domination ;-)
I'm asking because the liveCD cannot be used to build LFS version 7.0 or higher.
If you do want to build LFS 7, what I recommend, install another linux distro first (Debian would be a good choice) and work from there. Do remember to make the chosen distro compliant. Not doing so will result in a failed LFS build.
About your liveCD problem: The last time the liveCD was updated is over 4 years ago. Maybe it doesn't support the modern (virtual)hardware.
Hope this helps.
yea 7.0 but my problem the base system without any Configurations The Thing is it doesn't want to install
So I didn't do anything with it just installed it I didn't even read the book So What's Wrong
and Why it's out of Date and Where to get Debian Their Site is so confusing for me So Please Give a direct Link and Where to get the tools Needed in the Book (If I wanted them Separately)
and the last Verses I didn't under stant them what do you mean by "and work from there. Do remember to make the chosen distro compliant. Not doing so will result in a failed LFS build."
and What's the Date they stopped using it so I may go to a book Written on that Date
I built LFS 7.0 on top of Slackware 13.37 (32 bit) inside VirtualBox without any problems:
1. Download the Slackware 13.37 Install DVD.
2. Install Slackware 13.37 (32-bit) (skip X and KDE).
3. Make a new (virtual) harddisk.
4. Follow the LFS book (7.0 works fine, I suspect 7.1 will too) to install it on the second harddisk.
5. If you want to stop, suspend the virtual machine...
6. ...
7. World Domination ;-)
Did the cd not boot at all you should boot from the cd (run as a live cd),
Before you start I would read the book at least the 1st few chapters http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/ this is the latest version lfs-7.1.
DO read upto chapter 5 before you start, What OS do you have installed on your machine at the moment?
Did the cd not boot at all you should boot from the cd (run as a live cd),
Before you start I would read the book at least the 1st few chapters http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/ this is the latest version lfs-7.1.
DO read upto chapter 5 before you start, What OS do you have installed on your machine at the moment?
It Doesn't Give Me a live CD or Any Thing Just in Normal Exploration Mode (like I opened any Folder)
The link I posted http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/ will take you to the online book do have a read of that 1st. LFS is not simple to do and an understanding of linux is a necessity
The link I posted http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/ will take you to the online book do have a read of that 1st. LFS is not simple to do and an understanding of linux is a necessity
I know and I'll Read the Book and I can't use the LFS LiveCD so What Distro Should I use
Slackware because it works fine as a Host for LFS (I have done that) and it is small and simple to use and to set up.
Skip X and KDE at the Slackware installation because you will not need them if you use Slackware as Host for LFS and installation takes time and diskspace.
Please ignore the sixth and seventh statement, they were a joke.
I don't want to sound discouraging but WHY do you want to install LFS? Have you ever used any other Linux distribution before?
Slackware because it works fine as a Host for LFS (I have done that) and it is small and simple to use and to set up.
Skip X and KDE at the Slackware installation because you will not need them if you use Slackware as Host for LFS and installation takes time and diskspace.
Please ignore the sixth and seventh statement, they were a joke.
I don't want to sound discouraging but WHY do you want to install LFS? Have you ever used any other Linux distribution before?
Hope it helps
Dangerseeker
Aha, now I understood
and for the reason I want to make a Linux Distro is just the feeling of I've made this thing that people use you know
I've used ubuntu before but my Essential work on windows and I want to make a Custom-Made System that Does What I want and to be a General Purpose System that's it
and can you give me the Full set of new books (LFS , BLFS , CLFS ,ALFS , HLFS)
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