Linux From Scratch

Table of Contents

• Preface

  • Foreword
  • Audience
  • LFS Target Architectures
  • Prerequisites
  • LFS and Standards
  • Rationale for Packages in the Book
  • Typography
  • Structure
  • Errata and Security Advisories

• I. Introduction

  • 1. Introduction

    • How to Build an LFS System
    • What's new since the last release
    • Changelog
    • Resources
    • Help

• II. Preparing for the Build

  • 2. Preparing the Host System

    • Introduction
    • Host System Requirements
    • Building LFS in Stages
    • Setting The $LFS Variable

  • 3. Packages and Patches

    • Introduction
    • All Packages
    • Needed Patches

  • 4. Final Preparations

    • Introduction
    • Creating a limited directory layout in LFS filesystem
    • Adding the LFS User
    • Setting Up the Environment
    • About SBUs
    • About the Test Suites

• III. Building the LFS Cross Toolchain and Temporary Tools

  • Important Preliminary Material

    • Introduction
    • Toolchain Technical Notes
    • General Compilation Instructions

  • 5. Compiling a Cross-Toolchain

    • Introduction
    • Binutils-2.37 - Pass 1
    • GCC-11.2.0 - Pass 1
    • Linux-5.14.12 API Headers
    • Glibc-2.34
    • Libstdc++ from GCC-11.2.0, Pass 1

  • 6. Cross Compiling Temporary Tools

    • Introduction
    • M4-1.4.19
    • Ncurses-6.2
    • Bash-5.1.8
    • Coreutils-9.0
    • Diffutils-3.8
    • File-5.40
    • Findutils-4.8.0
    • Gawk-5.1.0
    • Grep-3.7
    • Gzip-1.11
    • Make-4.3
    • Patch-2.7.6
    • Sed-4.8
    • Tar-1.34
    • Xz-5.2.5
    • Binutils-2.37 - Pass 2
    • GCC-11.2.0 - Pass 2
    • Programs from Util-linux-2.37.2
    • GRUB-2.06
    • Linux-5.15.0-rc5
    • ACPI-Update-20210905
    • Making the Temporary System Bootable

  • 7. Booting the Target System and Building Additional Temporary Tools

    • Introduction
    • Preparing Virtual Kernel File Systems
    • Setting up the Environment
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating Essential Files and Symlinks
    • Libstdc++ from GCC-11.2.0, Pass 2
    • Gettext-0.21
    • Bison-3.8.2
    • Perl-5.34.0
    • Python-3.10.0
    • Texinfo-6.8
    • Util-linux-2.37.2
    • Setting Up Loopback Network Interface with IPRoute-5.14.0
    • Cleaning up and Saving the Temporary System

• IV. Building the LFS System

  • 8. Installing Basic System Software

    • Introduction
    • Package Management
    • Man-pages-5.13
    • Iana-Etc-20211004
    • Glibc-2.34
    • Zlib-1.2.11
    • Bzip2-1.0.8
    • Xz-5.2.5
    • Zstd-1.5.0
    • File-5.40
    • Readline-8.1
    • M4-1.4.19
    • Bc-5.1.1
    • Flex-2.6.4
    • Tcl-8.6.11
    • Expect-5.45.4
    • DejaGNU-1.6.3
    • Binutils-2.37
    • GMP-6.2.1
    • MPFR-4.1.0
    • MPC-1.2.1
    • Attr-2.5.1
    • Acl-2.3.1
    • Libcap-2.59
    • Shadow-4.9
    • GCC-11.2.0
    • Pkg-config-0.29.2
    • Ncurses-6.2
    • Sed-4.8
    • Psmisc-23.4
    • Gettext-0.21
    • Bison-3.8.2
    • Grep-3.7
    • Bash-5.1.8
    • Libtool-2.4.6
    • GDBM-1.21
    • Gperf-3.1
    • Expat-2.4.1
    • Inetutils-2.2
    • Less-590
    • Perl-5.34.0
    • XML::Parser-2.46
    • Intltool-0.51.0
    • Autoconf-2.71
    • Automake-1.16.5
    • Kmod-29
    • Libelf from Elfutils-0.185
    • Libffi-3.4.2
    • OpenSSL-1.1.1l
    • Python-3.10.0
    • Ninja-1.10.2
    • Meson-0.59.2
    • Coreutils-9.0
    • Check-0.15.2
    • Diffutils-3.8
    • Gawk-5.1.0
    • Findutils-4.8.0
    • Groff-1.22.4
    • GRUB-2.06
    • Gzip-1.11
    • IPRoute2-5.14.0
    • Kbd-2.4.0
    • Libpipeline-1.5.3
    • Make-4.3
    • Patch-2.7.6
    • Tar-1.34
    • Texinfo-6.8
    • Vim-8.2.3508
    • MarkupSafe-2.0.1
    • Jinja2-3.0.2
    • Systemd-249
    • D-Bus-1.12.20
    • Man-DB-2.9.4
    • Procps-ng-3.3.17
    • Util-linux-2.37.2
    • E2fsprogs-1.46.4
    • About Debugging Symbols
    • Stripping
    • Cleaning Up

  • 9. System Configuration

    • Introduction
    • General Network Configuration
    • Overview of Device and Module Handling
    • Managing Devices
    • Configuring the system clock
    • Configuring the Linux Console
    • Configuring the System Locale
    • Creating the /etc/inputrc File
    • Creating the /etc/shells File
    • Systemd Usage and Configuration

  • 10. Making the LFS System Bootable

    • Introduction
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Linux-5.15.0-rc5
    • Using GRUB to Set Up the Boot Process

  • 11. The End

    • The End
    • Get Counted
    • Rebooting the System
    • What Now?

• V. Appendices

  • A. Acronyms and Terms
  • B. Acknowledgments
  • C. Dependencies
  • D. LFS Licenses
    • Creative Commons License
    • The MIT License

• Index