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<sect1 id="ch01-how">
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<title>How things are going to be done</title>
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<?dbhtml filename="how.html" dir="chapter01"?>
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<para>We are going to build the LFS system by using an already installed Linux
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distribution such as Debian, SuSe, Slackware, Mandrake, RedHat, etc. There
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is no need to have any kind of bootdisk. We will use an existing Linux
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system as the base (since we need a compiler, linker, text editor, and
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other tools).</para>
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<para>After you have downloaded the necessary packages that make up an LFS
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system you will create a new Linux native partition onto which the LFS system
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will be installed.</para>
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<para>The next step, chapter 5, will be the installation of a number of
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packages that are statically linked and installed on the LFS partition.
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These packages form a basic development suite which will be used to
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install the actual system, and are also needed to resolve circular
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dependencies. Examples of circular dependencies are: you need a compiler
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to install a compiler. You need a shell in order to install a shell. And
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so on.</para>
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<para>Chapter 6 installs the actual base system. We use the chroot program
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to start a new shell whose root directory will be set to the LFS
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partition. This, in essence, is the same as rebooting and having the
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kernel mount the LFS partition as the root partition. The reason that
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we don't actually reboot, but instead chroot, is that this way you can
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still use your host system. While software is being installed you can
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simply switch to a different VC (Virtual Console) or X desktop and
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continue using your computer as you normally would.</para>
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<para>When all the software is installed, chapter 7 will setup the boot
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scripts. Chapter 8 will setup the Linux boot loader and in chapter 9
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there are some pointers what you can do after you finish the book. Then
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you can finally reboot your system into your new LFS system, and start
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to really use it.</para>
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<para>This is the process in a nutshell. Detailed information on the steps
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you are taking are provided in the chapters as you go through them. If
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something isn't completely clear yet, don't worry. It will become very
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clear shortly.</para>
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<para>Please read chapter 2 carefully as it explains a few important things
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you need to be aware of before you work your way through chapters 5 and
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above.</para>
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</sect1>
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