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<para>The software used to create BLFS applications is constantly being
updated and enhanced. Security warnings and bug fixes may become available
after the BLFS book has been released. To check whether the package
versions or instructions in this release of BLFS need any modifications to
accommodate security vulnerabilities or other bug fixes, please visit
<ulink url="&errata;"/> before proceeding with your build. You should note
any changes shown and apply them to the relevant section of the book as you
progress with building the applications in BLFS.</para>
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<title>Foreword to Version 6.2.0</title>
<!--
<para>Version 6.0 is a major milestone in the evolution of BLFS. This
version provides installation instructions for 357 packages and an additional
21 sections covering configuration and customization of different aspects
of your system.</para>
<para>Changes and upgrades to the individual packages are detailed in the
<xref linkend='changelog'/>. There you will see literally hundreds of
changes made since the last edition. In this change log, one name that you
will see over and over is Randy McMurchy. Without his efforts this
release would not have been possible. I want to take this opportunity to thank
him for the hundreds of hours he has worked to produce this release. I
also want to thank the other editors, both past and present, whose insight
and effort have made this current version possible. Last, but certainly not least,
I want to thank our resident XSL wizard, Manuel Canales Esparcia, whose
ability to format a complicated document such as BLFS is truly amazing.</para>
<para>There are two other areas of change that are worthy of note. First,
the license that BLFS is released under has changed significantly. In
fact, it is now released under two licenses. The first license, the
<xref linkend='CC'/>, covers the descriptive text in the book. The second, the
<xref linkend='AFL'/>, covers the instructions actually used to build and
install the packages. These licenses, along with the book itself, represent
our ongoing commitment to open and free software.</para>
<para>The final area of change is the addition of an Index. This section of
the book is still incomplete, but as the book continues to be developed,
will become an excellent resource for finding programs, libraries,
configuration files, and references to kernel configuration requirements. I
hope you find it useful.</para>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
March 17, 2005</literallayout>
</blockquote>
<para>Version 6.1 is an incremental update of BLFS. This version
continues the tradition of providing an extensive set of instructions for
extending a basic Linux From Scratch system. The instructions in this
version of BLFS are based on the LFS 6.1 Book. As usual, the list of
packages that have been upgraded or added are in the
<xref linkend='changelog'/>.</para>
<para>One major accomplishment in this
version of the book is the completion of the Index. This section
is now a relatively complete (but not perfect) reference for the components
of the various packages in the book.</para>
<para>In any task as large and complex as this book, there are bound to
be errors. The editors of the book are dedicated to keeping the book up
to date. We appreciate any feedback in helping us to make the book as
accurate as possible. The best place to provide comments is via the
mailing list at <ulink url="mailto:blfs-dev@&lfs-domainname;"/>.</para>
<para>Enjoy!</para>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
August 1, 2005</literallayout>
</blockquote>
-->
<para>Version 6.2.0 is the complement to the LFS 6.2 book. More time has
elapsed between the release of the previous version (6.1) and this one than
in any other release cycle. Much of this is due to the fact that LFS 6.2
took much longer to be released than was originally anticipated. Many new
packages have been introduced in the 6.2.0 version, as well as many
updates, refinements and additions to the existing packages.</para>
<para>The BLFS book now provides build and configuration instructions for
almost 400 packages. Some of the new packages introduced in this version are:
autotooled XOrg, HAL, D-BUS, GStreamer (now broken out into separate plugin
packages), usbutils, libquicktime, GraphViz, K3b, dvd+rw-tools, NSS, Libidn,
GAIM, Poppler, SeaMonkey, XChat, Audacious, cairo and unixODBC. Major updates
include GNOME-2.14.3 (with several new GNOME packages such as Totem,
gnome-mount and gnome-volume-manager), KDE-3.5.6, Firefox-1.5.x,
Thunderbird-1.5.x, and most of the mainline server packages. As always, the
list of packages that have been upgraded or added as well as configuration
and build command changes are annotated in the
<xref linkend='changelog'/>.</para>
<para>Unfortunately, BLFS activity was semi-stagnant for several months
after (and shortly before) the LFS 6.2 release. Therefore, many of the
packages are somewhat dated (compared to previous BLFS versions). This
brings us to why the versioning scheme has changed. This release is 6.2.0
as we fully anticipate releasing another version (6.2.1) just as soon as
possible. The 6.2.1 release will also be based on the LFS-6.2 book, but
will include updated packages, and fixes for any errors which may be
discovered in 6.2.0.</para>
<para>As always, the main thrust of BLFS development will be to support
the changes in the current LFS development book, but any changes or
updates to the BLFS development book (that are compatible with LFS 6.2)
will also be merged into the BLFS 6.2.0 branch. This way, a 6.2.1 version
of BLFS should be released fairly soon, and should provide a very current
and stable Linux platform.</para>
<para>Enjoy!</para>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Randy McMurchy
January 31, 2007</literallayout>
</blockquote>
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<para>This book is divided into the following parts.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part I - Introduction</bridgehead>
<para>This part contains information which is essential to
the rest of the book.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part II - Post LFS Configuration and Extra
Software</bridgehead>
<para>Here we introduce basic configuration and security issues. We also
discuss a range of editors, file systems, and shells which aren't covered in
the main LFS book.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part III - General Libraries and Utilities</bridgehead>
<para>In this section we cover libraries which are often needed by the rest
of the book as well as system utilities. Information on Programming
(including recompiling <application>GCC</application> to support its full range
of languages) concludes this part.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part IV - Connecting to a Network</bridgehead>
<para>Here we cover how to connect to a network when you aren't using the
simple static IP setup given in the main LFS book.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part V - Basic Networking</bridgehead>
<para>Networking libraries and command-line networking tools make up the
bulk of this part.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VI - Major Servers</bridgehead>
<para>Here we deal with setting up mail and other servers (such as
<application>SSH</application>, <application>Apache</application>, etc.).</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VII - X + Window Managers</bridgehead>
<para>This part explains how to set up a basic <application>X Window
System</application> installation along with some generic
<application>X</application> libraries and Window managers.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VIII - KDE</bridgehead>
<para>For those who want to use the <application>K Desktop
Environment</application> or some parts of it, this part covers it.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part IX - GNOME</bridgehead>
<para><application>GNOME</application> is the main alternative to
<application>KDE</application> in the Desktop Environment arena and
we cover both <application>GNOME</application>-1.4
and <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version; here.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part X - X Software</bridgehead>
<para>Office programs and graphical web browsers are important to most people.
They, along with some generic <application>X</application> software can be
found in this part of the book.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part XI - Multimedia</bridgehead>
<para>Here we cover setting multimedia libraries and drivers along with some
audio, video and CD-writing programs.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part XII - Printing, Scanning and
Typesetting (PST)</bridgehead>
<para>The PST part of the book covers document handling with applications like
<application>Ghostscript</application>, <application>CUPS</application> and
<application>DocBook</application> to installing
<application>teTeX</application>.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Appendices</bridgehead>
<para>The Appendices cover information which doesn't belong in the main
book; they are mainly there as a reference.</para>
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<sect1 id="preface-foreword">
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<para>Having helped out with Linux From Scratch for a short time, I
noticed that we were getting many queries as to how to do things beyond
the base LFS system. At the time, the only assistance specifically offered
relating to LFS were the LFS hints (<ulink url="&hints-root;"/>).
Most of the LFS hints are extremely good and well written
but I (and others) could still see a need for more comprehensive help to
go Beyond LFS - hence BLFS.</para>
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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<para>BLFS aims to be more than the LFS-hints converted to XML although
much of our work is based around the hints and indeed some authors write
both hints and the relevant BLFS sections. We hope that we can provide
you with enough information to not only manage to build your system up to
what you want, whether it be a web server or a multimedia desktop system,
but also that you will learn a lot about system configuration as you go.</para>
<title>Foreword</title>
<para>Thanks as ever go to everyone in the LFS/BLFS
community; especially those who have contributed instructions, written text,
answered questions and generally shouted when things were wrong!</para>
<para>Having helped out with Linux From Scratch for a short time, I
noticed that we were getting many queries as to how to do things beyond
the base LFS system. At the time, the only assistance specifically offered
relating to LFS were the LFS hints (<ulink url="&hints-root;"/>).
Most of the LFS hints are extremely good and well written
but I (and others) could still see a need for more comprehensive help to
go Beyond LFS - hence BLFS.</para>
<para>Finally, we encourage you to become involved in the community; ask
questions on the mailing list or news gateway and join in the fun on #lfs at
irc.&lfs-domainname;. You can find more details about all of these in the
<xref linkend="introduction"/> section of the book.</para>
<para>BLFS aims to be more than the LFS-hints converted to XML although
much of our work is based around the hints and indeed some authors write
both hints and the relevant BLFS sections. We hope that we can provide
you with enough information to not only manage to build your system up to
what you want, whether it be a web server or a multimedia desktop system,
but also that you will learn a lot about system configuration as you go.</para>
<para>Enjoy using BLFS.</para>
<para>Thanks as ever go to everyone in the LFS/BLFS
community; especially those who have contributed instructions, written text,
answered questions and generally shouted when things were wrong!</para>
<para>Finally, we encourage you to become involved in the community; ask
questions on the mailing list or news gateway and join in the fun on #lfs at
irc.&lfs-domainname;. You can find more details about all of these in the
<xref linkend="introduction"/> section of the book.</para>
<para>Enjoy using BLFS.</para>
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Mark Hymers
markh &lt;at&gt; &lfs-domainname;
BLFS Editor (July 2001&ndash;March 2003)</literallayout>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<para>I still remember how I found the BLFS project
and started using the instructions that were completed at the time. I could
not believe how wonderful it was to get an application up and running very
quickly, with explanations as to why things were done a certain way.
Unfortunately, for me, it wasn't long before I was opening applications that
had nothing more than "To be done" on the page. I did what most would do,
I waited for someone else to do it. It wasn't too long before I am looking
through <application>Bugzilla</application> for something easy to do.
As with any learning experience, the definition of what was easy kept
changing.</para>
<para>I still remember how I found the BLFS project
and started using the instructions that were completed at the time. I could
not believe how wonderful it was to get an application up and running very
quickly, with explanations as to why things were done a certain way.
Unfortunately, for me, it wasn't long before I was opening applications that
had nothing more than "To be done" on the page. I did what most would do,
I waited for someone else to do it. It wasn't too long before I am looking
through <application>Bugzilla</application> for something easy to do.
As with any learning experience, the definition of what was easy kept
changing.</para>
<para>We still encourage you to become involved as BLFS is
never really finished. Contributing or just using, we hope you enjoy
your BLFS experience.</para>
<para>We still encourage you to become involved as BLFS is
never really finished. Contributing or just using, we hope you enjoy
your BLFS experience.</para>
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Larry Lawrence
larry &lt;at&gt; &lfs-domainname;
BLFS Editor (March 2003&ndash;June 2004)</literallayout>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<para>The BLFS project is a natural progression of
LFS. Together, these projects provide a unique resource for
the Open Source Community. They take the mystery out of the process of
building a complete, functional software system from the source code contributed
by many talented individuals throughout the world. They truly allow users
to implement the slogan "Your distro, your rules."</para>
<para>The BLFS project is a natural progression of
LFS. Together, these projects provide a unique resource for
the Open Source Community. They take the mystery out of the process of
building a complete, functional software system from the source code contributed
by many talented individuals throughout the world. They truly allow users
to implement the slogan "Your distro, your rules."</para>
<para>Our goal is to continue to provide the best resource available that shows
you how to integrate many significant Open Source applications. Since these
applications are constantly updated and new applications are developed, this
book will never be complete. Additionally, there is always room for
improvement in explaining the nuances of how to install the different packages.
To make these improvements, we need your feedback. I encourage you to
participate on the different mailing lists, news groups, and
IRC channels to help meet these goals.</para>
<para>Our goal is to continue to provide the best resource available that shows
you how to integrate many significant Open Source applications. Since these
applications are constantly updated and new applications are developed, this
book will never be complete. Additionally, there is always room for
improvement in explaining the nuances of how to install the different packages.
To make these improvements, we need your feedback. I encourage you to
participate on the different mailing lists, news groups, and
IRC channels to help meet these goals.</para>
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
bdubbs &lt;at&gt; &lfs-domainname;
BLFS Editor (June 2004&ndash;Present)</literallayout>
</blockquote>
BLFS Editor (June 2004&ndash;December 2006)</literallayout>
</blockquote>
<para>My introduction to the [B]LFS project was actually by accident. I
was trying to build a <application>GNOME</application> environment using
some how-tos and other information I found on the web. A couple of times
I ran into some build issues and Googling pulled up some old BLFS mailing
list messages. Out for curiosity, I visited the Linux From Scratch web site
and shortly thereafter was hooked. I've not used any other Linux
distribution for personal use since.</para>
<sect2>
<title>Preface to Version 6.0</title>
<para>Version 6.0 is a major milestone in the evolution of BLFS. This
version provides installation instructions for 357 packages and an additional
21 sections covering configuration and customization of different aspects
of your system.</para>
<para>Changes and upgrades to the individual packages are detailed in the
<xref linkend='changelog'/>. There you will see literally hundreds of
changes made since the last edition. In this change log, one name that you
will see over and over is Randy McMurchy. Without his efforts this
release would not have been possible. I want to take this opportunity to thank
him for the hundreds of hours he has worked to produce this release. I
also want to thank the other editors, both past and present, whose insight
and effort have made this current version possible. Last, but certainly not least,
I want to thank our resident XSL wizard, Manuel Canales Esparcia, whose
ability to format a complicated document such as BLFS is truly amazing.</para>
<para>There are two other areas of change that are worthy of note. First,
the license that BLFS is released under has changed significantly. In
fact, it is now released under two licenses. The first license, the
<xref linkend='CC'/>, covers the descriptive text in the book. The second, the
<xref linkend='AFL'/>, covers the instructions actually used to build and
install the packages. These licenses, along with the book itself, represent
our ongoing commitment to open and free software.</para>
<para>The final area of change is the addition of an Index. This section of
the book is still incomplete, but as the book continues to be developed,
will become an excellent resource for finding programs, libraries,
configuration files, and references to kernel configuration requirements. I
hope you find it useful.</para>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
March 17, 2005</literallayout>
</blockquote>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Preface to Version 6.1</title>
<para>Version 6.1 is an incremental update of BLFS. This version
continues the tradition of providing an extensive set of instructions for
extending a basic Linux From Scratch system. The instructions in this
version of BLFS are based on the LFS 6.1 Book. As usual, the list of
packages that have been upgraded or added are in the
<xref linkend='changelog'/>.</para>
<para>One major accomplishment in this
version of the book is the completion of the Index. This section
is now a relatively complete (but not perfect) reference for the components
of the various packages in the book.</para>
<para>In any task as large and complex as this book, there are bound to
be errors. The editors of the book are dedicated to keeping the book up
to date. We appreciate any feedback in helping us to make the book as
accurate as possible. The best place to provide comments is via the
mailing list at <ulink url="mailto:blfs-dev@&lfs-domainname;"/>.</para>
<para>Enjoy!</para>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
August 1, 2005</literallayout>
</blockquote>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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<?dbhtml filename="whoread.html"?>
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<title>Who Would Want to Read this Book</title>
<para>This book is mainly aimed at those who have built a system based
on the LFS book. It will also be useful for those who are using other
distributions, but for one reason or another want to manually build
software and are in need of some assistance. Note that the material
contained in this book, in particular the dependency listings, is based
upon the assumption that you are using a base LFS system with every
package listed in the LFS book already installed and configured. BLFS can
be used to create a range of diverse systems and so the target audience is
probably nearly as wide as that of the LFS book. If you found LFS useful,
you should also like this!</para>
<para>Since Release 5.0, the BLFS book version matches
the LFS book version. This book may be incompatible with
a previous or latter release of the LFS book.</para>
</sect1>
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<title>Organization</title>
<para>This book is divided into the following parts.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part I - Introduction</bridgehead>
<para>This part contains information which is essential to
the rest of the book.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part II - Post LFS Configuration and Extra
Software</bridgehead>
<para>Here we introduce basic configuration and security issues. We also
discuss a range of editors, file systems, and shells which aren't covered in
the main LFS book.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part III - General Libraries and Utilities</bridgehead>
<para>In this section we cover libraries which are often needed by the rest
of the book as well as system utilities. Information on Programming
(including recompiling <application>GCC</application> to support its full range
of languages) concludes this part.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part IV - Connecting to a Network</bridgehead>
<para>Here we cover how to connect to a network when you aren't using the
simple static IP setup given in the main LFS book.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part V - Basic Networking</bridgehead>
<para>Networking libraries and command-line networking tools make up the
bulk of this part.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VI - Major Servers</bridgehead>
<para>Here we deal with setting up mail and other servers (such as
<application>SSH</application>, <application>Apache</application>, etc.).</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VII - X + Window Managers</bridgehead>
<para>This part explains how to set up a basic <application>X Window
System</application> installation along with some generic
<application>X</application> libraries and Window managers.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VIII - KDE</bridgehead>
<para>For those who want to use the <application>K Desktop
Environment</application> or some parts of it, this part covers it.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part IX - GNOME</bridgehead>
<para><application>GNOME</application> is the main alternative to
<application>KDE</application> in the Desktop Environment arena and
we cover both <application>GNOME</application>-1.4
and <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version; here.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part X - X Software</bridgehead>
<para>Office programs and graphical web browsers are important to most people.
They, along with some generic <application>X</application> software can be
found in this part of the book.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part XI - Multimedia</bridgehead>
<para>Here we cover setting multimedia libraries and drivers along with some
audio, video and CD-writing programs.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part XII - Printing, Scanning and
Typesetting (PST)</bridgehead>
<para>The PST part of the book covers document handling with applications like
<application>Ghostscript</application>, <application>CUPS</application> and
<application>DocBook</application> to installing
<application>teTeX</application>.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect2">Appendices</bridgehead>
<para>The Appendices cover information which doesn't belong in the main
book; they are mainly there as a reference.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="pre-errata">
<title>Errata</title>
<para>The software used to create BLFS applications is constantly being
updated and enhanced. Security warnings and bug fixes may become available
after the BLFS book has been released. To check whether the package
versions or instructions in this release of BLFS need any modifications to
accommodate security vulnerabilities or other bug fixes, please visit
<ulink url="&errata;"/> before proceeding with your build. You should note
any changes shown and apply them to the relevant section of the book as you
progress with building the applications in BLFS.</para>
</sect1>
<para>I can't promise anyone will feel the sense of satisfaction I felt
after building my first few systems using [B]LFS instructions, but I
sincerely hope that your BLFS experience is as rewarding for you as it has
been for me.</para>
<para>The BLFS project has grown significantly the last couple of years.
There are more package instructions and related dependencies than ever
before. The project requires your input for continued success. If you
discover that you enjoy building BLFS, please consider helping out in any
way you can. BLFS requires hundreds of hours of maintenance to keep it
even semi-current. If you feel confident enough in your editing skills,
please consider joining the BLFS team. Simply contributing to the mailing
list discussions with sound advice and/or providing patches to the book's
XML will probably result in you receiving an invitation to join the
team.</para>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Randy McMurchy
randy &lt;at&gt; &lfs-domainname;
BLFS Editor (December 2006&ndash;Present)</literallayout>
</blockquote>
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<title>Who Would Want to Read this Book</title>
<para>This book is mainly aimed at those who have built a system based
on the LFS book. It will also be useful for those who are using other
distributions, but for one reason or another want to manually build
software and are in need of some assistance. Note that the material
contained in this book, in particular the dependency listings, is based
upon the assumption that you are using a base LFS system with every
package listed in the LFS book already installed and configured. BLFS can
be used to create a range of diverse systems and so the target audience is
probably nearly as wide as that of the LFS book. If you found LFS useful,
you should also like this!</para>
<para>Since Release 5.0, the BLFS book version matches the LFS book version.
This book may be incompatible with a previous or latter release of the LFS
book.</para>
</sect1>

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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="book/preface.xml"/>
<!-- Parts -->
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="introduction/introduction.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="postlfs/postlfs.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="general/general.xml"/>
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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="multimedia/multimedia.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="pst/pst.xml"/>
<!-- End parts -->
<!-- Appendices -->
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="appendices/creat-comm.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="appendices/ac-free-lic.xml"/>

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<listitem>
<para>January 31st, 2007</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>[randy] - Broke out the separate sections of the Preface into
separate XML files and added 6.2.0 release information to the
Preface.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[alexander] - Upgraded GC to version 6.8 in order to fix the
build failure with GCC-4.1.1.</para>