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<sect1 id="pf-prerequisites">
<title>Prerequisites</title>
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<para>This book assumes that its reader has a good deal of knowledge about
using and installing Linux software. Before you begin building your LFS
system, you should read the following HOWTOs:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Software-Building-HOWTO</para>
<para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing "generic"
UNIX software distributions under Linux. This HOWTO is available at
<ulink url="&tldp-root;HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The Linux Users' Guide</para>
<para>This guide covers the usage of assorted Linux software and is
available at
<ulink url="http://espc22.murdoch.edu.au/~stewart/guide/guide.html"/>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The Essential Pre-Reading Hint</para>
<para>This is an LFS Hint written specifically for new users of Linux. It is
mostly a list of links to excellent sources of information on a wide range of
topics. Any person attempting to install LFS, should at least have an
understanding of many of the topics in this hint. It is available at
<ulink url="&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt"/></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>