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11 <title>Prerequisites</title>
13 <para>Building an LFS system is not a simple task. It requires a certain
14 level of existing knowledge of Unix system administration in order to resolve
15 problems and correctly execute the commands listed. In particular, as an
16 absolute minimum, you should already have the ability to use the
17 command line (shell) to copy or move files and directories, list directory
18 and file contents, and change the current directory. It is also expected that
19 you have a reasonable knowledge of using and installing Linux
22 <para>Because the LFS book assumes <emphasis>at least</emphasis> this basic
23 level of skill, the various LFS support forums are unlikely to be able to
24 provide you with much assistance in these areas. You will find that your
25 questions regarding such basic knowledge will likely go unanswered or you
26 will simply be referred to the LFS essential pre-reading list.</para>
28 <para>Before building an LFS system, we recommend reading the following:</para>
32 <para>Software-Building-HOWTO
33 <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/></para>
35 <para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing
36 <quote>generic</quote> Unix software packages under Linux. Although it
37 was written some time ago, it still provides a good summary of the
38 basic techniques needed to build and install software.</para>
42 <para>Beginner's Guide to Installing from Source
43 <ulink url="http://moi.vonos.net/linux/beginners-installing-from-source/"/></para>
45 <para>This guide provides a good summary of basic skills and
46 techniques needed to build software from source code.</para>
50 <para>The Essential Pre-Reading Hint
51 <ulink url="&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt"/></para>
53 <para>This is an LFS Hint written specifically for users new to Linux.
54 It includes a list of links to excellent sources of information on a
55 wide range of topics. Anyone attempting to install LFS should have an
56 understanding of many of the topics in this hint.</para>