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<sect1 id="intro-welcome-whichsections" xreflabel="Which sections of the book?">
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<?dbhtml filename="which.html" dir="introduction"?>
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<title>Which sections of the book do I want?</title>
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<para>Unlike the LinuxFromScratch book, BLFS isn't designed to be
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followed in a linear manner. This is because LFS provides instructions
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on how to create a base system which is capable of turning into anything
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from a web server to a multimedia desktop system. BLFS is where we try
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to guide you through going from the base system to your intended
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destination and so choice is very much 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"/>), Filesystems (<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 Filesystems) while building your LFS 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
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linkend="general-prog"/>) which are useful in their own right. Note
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that you don't have to install all of these libraries and packages found in
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this part to start with, each BLFS 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 local LAN using a variety
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of methods such as DHCP (<xref linkend="connect-dhcp"/>) and Dial-Up
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Connections (<xref linkend="connect-dialup"/>). The second of these parts
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deals with items such as Networking Libraries (<xref
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linkend="basicnet-netlibs"/>) and various basic networking programs and
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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 BLFS journey;
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they are placed here simply because it is the most logical place for
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them.</para>
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<para>The final part of the main BLFS 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>Finally, the <xref linkend="appendices"/> contain various pieces of
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useful information which you may need to use as a reference.</para>
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<para>We hope you enjoy using BLFS and find it useful.</para>
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</sect1>
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