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MartinB
08-09-2002, 10:18 PM
This is pretty awsome! I finally managed to get my Linux From Scratch working! :)
It's so cool to have a base system to build from. I didn't run into too many problems either, the documentation was excellently written. Also, considering I'm a newbie of under 3 months to Linux, the fact that I had very few problems was quite amazing! I even managed to get it nicely configured to optimise it for my Athlon and take things out of the kernel that I didn't want. I've called my new system "MartinOS" on the lilo menu screen. ;)
I'd definitely reccomand Linux From Scratch, you'll learn heaps of stuff in the process. I plan to use this as my main OS from now on.
janet loves bill
08-09-2002, 10:22 PM
It is a Great way to learn how all the different processes work together. Have fun with your new system.
:cool:
SonicSnoop
08-13-2002, 04:22 PM
I installed an LFS system as well and if was a great learning experience.. I had a mandrake system setup before i attempted my LFS system and im considering wiping it and starting over on that pc with LFS as well.. im currently working on creating a cd bootable version for installing it on a wiped clean system.. :) Just wanted to throw in my 2 cents.. :) Take care...
hecresper
08-14-2002, 05:57 PM
Yep! It's way cool to build Linux from scratch!
I just finished LFS 3.3! The book was an excellent source to follow.
I'm using SlackWare as my main Linux distro, but like most distros, it's bloated with so much extra crap that I don't ever use. That's why I decided to build LFS.
Count me in!
Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379
08-21-2002, 06:41 PM
Originally posted by hecresper
Yep! It's way cool to build Linux from scratch!
I just finished LFS 3.3! The book was an excellent source to follow.
I'm using SlackWare as my main Linux distro, but like most distros, it's bloated with so much extra crap that I don't ever use. That's why I decided to build LFS.
Count me in!
Slackware BLOATED? Now that's one I've never heard. How exactly is Slackware bloated? Maybe KDE's bloated in Slackware, or Gnome, but Slackware itself is not bloated-- In fact, aside from Debian or a distro like Sorceror, it's actually got very few serviecs that are enabled by default at install time.
The Slackware setup is very flexible - you can even do an install with only the kernel and a few basic utilities. Slackware's only bloated if you install it like that.
z0mbix
08-22-2002, 02:48 AM
Originally posted by hecresper I'm using SlackWare as my main Linux distro, but like most distros, it's bloated with so much extra crap that I don't ever use.
Sorry dude, but I don't understand how anyone can call Slackware bloated. Have you ever used Mandrake? Did you select the 'Install everything' option during the Slack installation? ;)
hecresper
08-22-2002, 11:30 AM
The very first time I tried SlackWare I did select to install the whole enchilada. That was a couple of years ago. After that I kept doing 'Expert mode' installs. And I still end up with a 1gb or more. Granted the whole thing takes up 2gb! So, basically I'm just comparing the size of LFS to 'any' other distro. And you guys are right, if I chose not to install KDE and GNOME then it should not be that big of an install. I'm going to try and leave out KDE and GNOME just to see how much hard drive space I would save. Still, when I'm done with LFS, the biggest binary package will be XFree86. That's only because I'm going to use a light window manager from the get go and steer away from KDE and GNOME.
1 2 3 Tinker!
Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379
08-22-2002, 12:00 PM
I've installed Slackware 8 on a 486 laptop, 8MB RAM, and a 240MB hdd. It ran just fine. Once I drag out the other one that I've got, I plan to put 8.1 on it.
You just have to know what packages to install. If you copy the install CD contents over to a hard drive, you can edit tagfiles prior to install to get *exactly* what you want without having to sit through all of the dialog boxes. You can even put the tagfiles on a floppy if you need or want to install from CD.
Of course, it still took 3-4 hours to install on that laptop... :rolleyes: 4x Parallel port CD-ROM was so stinking slow...
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Oh yeah... I also still make it a point to recompile my most frequently used programs in Slack. I haven't sat down and done a benchmark yet, but I've always felt that recompiling my programs, especially big ones like Mozilla, can lead to some sort of speed increase.
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sonictooth
08-23-2002, 04:44 AM
once i get back from spending my year abroad in turkey i plane on building my own computer, and then putting an LFS on it, that way i can make sure all the hardware is linux compatable and the system is exactly what i want.
Dun'kalis
08-24-2002, 11:34 PM
Just finished LFS too! I'm calling it src GNU/Linux, as thats the name of the tools I'm making for tracking source code installs. I don't know whether to thank or curse X_console for that idea...