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LFS is a project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your own custom Linux system.
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LFS you need to install everything by hand, gentoo uses portage so you just need to type emerge <pkgname> to install something and portage installs all the deps.
Originally posted by 320mb gentoo = portage
LFS = use your brains and common sense...........LOL
with LFS you actually get your hands dirty and get under the hood of your
box............you learn more by building a LFS system............
Thanks. I am not a hardcore IT person. In regards to getting under the hood I am like a BABY. I will be doing this just as a hobby. If go too fast I am afraid I may make too many errors and be discouraged. So, first doing Gentoo Stage installs and then the LFS seems the best way to go for me.
yes portage is a package (or source ebuild) handler and is fantastic, there is nothing stopping an LFS builder using in their box of course, and as for using your brain, I agree it is tougher building LFS, but there are plenty of sources to let you know all the deps you require when installing packages.
Originally posted by win32sux rvijay, how'd things go with that gentoo??
=)
I read the manual online. Don't have a printer and printing the manual is a problem. I will post/share here whenever I try it.
I also came across VidaLinux. It is a full linux distro based on Gentoo. One can install this and then learn Gentoo at their pace. Since, Gentoo is one of the top distros there seems to be a good chance it will go the Debian way with several other side wrap distros.
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Gentoo Vs. LFS
