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<sect1 id="intro-welcome-whichsections" xreflabel="Which sections of the book?">
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<sect1info>
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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<date>$Date$</date>
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</sect1info>
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<?dbhtml filename="which.html"?>
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<title>Which sections of the book do I want?</title>
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<para>Unlike the Linux From Scratch book, <acronym>BLFS</acronym> isn't
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designed to be followed in a linear manner. This is because <acronym>LFS
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</acronym> provides instructions on how to create a base system which is
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capable of turning into anything from a web server to a multimedia desktop
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system. <acronym>BLFS</acronym> is where we try to guide you through going
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from the base system to your intended destination and so choice is very much
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involved.</para>
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<para>Everyone who reads the book will want to read certain sections. The
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<xref linkend="introduction"/> part - which you are currently
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reading - contains generic information. Especially take note of the
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information in Important Information (<xref linkend="intro-important"/>), as
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this contains comments about how to unpack software and various other aspects
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which apply throughout the book.</para>
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<para>The part on <xref linkend="postlfs"/> is where most people will want
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to turn next. This deals with not just configuration but also Security
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(<xref linkend="postlfs-security"/>), File Systems (<xref
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linkend="postlfs-filesystems"/>), Editors (<xref
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linkend="postlfs-editors"/>) and Shells (<xref linkend="postlfs-shells"/>).
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Indeed, you may wish to reference certain parts of this chapter (especially
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the sections on Editors and File Systems) while building your <acronym>LFS
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</acronym> system.</para>
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<para>Following these basic items, most people will want to at least browse
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through the <xref linkend="general"/> part of the book. This part contains
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information on many items which are prerequisites for other sections of the
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book as well as some items (such as Programming (<xref linkend="general-prog"/>)
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which are useful in their own right. Note that you don't have to install all
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of these libraries and packages found in this part to start with, each
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<acronym>BLFS</acronym> install procedure tells you which packages
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it depends upon so you can choose the program you want to install and see
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what it needs.</para>
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<para>Likewise, most people will probably want to look at the <xref
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linkend="connect"/> and <xref linkend="basicnet"/> parts. The first of
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these deals with connecting to the Internet or your <acronym>LAN
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</acronym> using a variety of methods such as <acronym>DHCP</acronym>
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(<xref linkend="connect-dhcp"/>) and Dial-Up Connections (<xref
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linkend="connect-dialup"/>). The second of these parts deals with items
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such as Networking Libraries (<xref linkend="basicnet-netlibs"/>) and various
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basic networking programs and utilities.</para>
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<para>Once you have dealt with these basics, you may wish to configure
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more advanced network services. These are dealt with in the <xref
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linkend="server"/> and <xref linkend="content"/> parts of the book.
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Those wanting to build servers should find enough information to give
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them a good starting point here. Note that <xref linkend="content"/> also
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contains information on various database packages.</para>
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<para>The next parts of the book principally deal with desktop systems.
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We start with a part talking about <xref linkend="x"/>. This part also
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deals with some generic X-based libraries (<xref linkend="x-lib"/>). After
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this, <xref linkend="kde"/> and <xref linkend="gnome"/> are given their
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own parts which are followed by one on <xref linkend="xsoft"/>.</para>
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<para>We then move on to deal with <xref linkend="multimedia"/> packages.
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Note that many people may want to use the <xref linkend="alsa"/>
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instructions from this chapter quite near the start of their <acronym>BLFS
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</acronym> journey; they are placed here simply because it is the most logical
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place for them.</para>
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<para>The final part of the main <acronym>BLFS</acronym> book deals with <xref
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linkend="pst"/>. This is useful for most people with desktop systems and
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even those who are creating mainly server systems will find it useful.</para>
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<para>We hope you enjoy using <acronym>BLFS</acronym> and find it useful.</para>
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</sect1>
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