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5 <para>Having used a number of different Linux distributions, I was never fully
6 satisfied with any of them. I didn't like the way the bootscripts were
7 arranged, I didn't like the way certain programs were configured by
8 default, and more of those things. I came to realize that if I wanted to
9 be fully satisfied with a Linux system, I would have to build my own system
10 from scratch, ideally using only the source code. Not using
11 pre-compiled packages of any kind. No help from some sort of CD-ROM or
12 bootdisk that would install some basic utilities. I would use my current
13 Linux system and use that one to build my own.</para>
15 <para>This, at one time, wild idea seemed very difficult and at times almost
16 impossible. After sorting out all kinds of dependency problems, compile
17 problems, etcetera, a custom-built Linux system was created and fully
18 operational. I called this system an LFS system, which stands for Linux
21 <para>I hope all of you will have a great time working on LFS!</para>
26 gerard@linuxfromscratch.org