[SOLVED] Question about moving to Chapter 6 in the LFS book.

BrandonJ · 04-05-2010, 11:22 AM

Ok well I am at Chapter 6, I read something about using root instead of lfs as the user at the end of Chapter 5, I really never seen any code that would be there to enter in, it just said

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The commands in the remainder of this book must be performed while logged in as user root and no longer as user lfs. Also, double check that $LFS is set in root's environment.

So I should switch before I make the directories on 6.2. Preparing Virtual Kernel File Systems? Also should I clear out my whole sources folder and download new tarballs when needed?

crts · 04-05-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BrandonJ

... I really never seen any code that would be there to enter in, it just said So I should switch before I make the directories on 6.2. Preparing Virtual Kernel File Systems? Also should I clear out my whole sources folder and download new tarballs when needed?

Hi,

Yes, after chapter 5 you need to logout as user lfs and perform all remaining steps as root - unless told otherwise, but I think you do not have to login as user lfs for the rest of the book again. The procedure is simple:

Code:

lfs$ exit
root$

Or, if you are using, e. g., Ubuntu as host,

Code:

lfs$ exit
normal Ubuntu user$ sudo su -
root$

After 'sudo su -' just type in your normal password.

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Originally Posted by BrandonJ

Also should I clear out my whole sources folder and download new tarballs when needed?

You can use the tarballs again, you just have to delete the used sources first and then untar the tarballs again and copy the freshly untarred sources to your $LFS/sources directory. There is no point in downloading them again. It is best to keep the tarballs on your host system - far away from your LFS so to say.

BrandonJ · 04-05-2010, 12:48 PM

Thanks, now to complete a long chapter 6.