3. Prerequisites

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:

• Software-Building-HOWTO

  This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing "generic" UNIX software distributions under Linux. This HOWTO is available at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html.

• The Linux Users' Guide

  This guide covers the usage of assorted Linux software and is available at http://espc22.murdoch.edu.au/~stewart/guide/guide.html.

• The Essential Pre-Reading Hint

  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 http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/essential_prereading.txt