>The LFS system is not just intended for people who want a desktop >system or similar. It can also be used for people who are setting >up a server (web, mail, etc.) or other system.
Yes, I understand. As I said, I can see both sides. I've developed a script I can use to clone my LFS systems with all my preferred extensions, but it has an "out" after installing just the bare LFS, just in case. >Besides, as I pointed out earlier, the end of LFS does in fact >already suggest going to BLFS and installing (among other things) a >text web browser before leaving the chroot environment...it even >specifically mentions that this would be useful for reading BLFS in >the new LFS system. Again, yes. But it's hardly surprizing that the user/installer sees "Rebooting" and neglects to read carefully. What to do? A big box that says "READ ALL OF THIS BEFORE YOU REBOOT. WE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY MEAN IT."? OK, so Walter jumped the gun. But I can't blame him for it. >The system you have created in this book is quite minimal, and most Spartan was the word I used. And I think we ALL see the value of that in certain cases. After all, we have LFS instead of "kitchen sink" distros. ;-) >likely will not have the functionality you would need to be able to >continue forward. By installing a few extra packages from the BLFS >book while still in our current chroot environment, you can leave >yourself in a much better position to continue on once you reboot >into your new LFS installation. Which raises this point of whether the LFS book finishes a couple steps too soon. I think the point is debatable, and always should be. I don't find it objectionable to add a page about installing Lynx, calling it optional, perhaps even as an appendix to distance it from a base LFS install. Neither do I think it's absolutely necessary since the user/installer had some alternative way to read the LFS book. We've all successfully made the transition. >However, I never intended to start a big debate about the best way >to transistion from LFS to BLFS ... Sorry for making such a big stink. LFS isn't "my baby", but I don't see it that way. I think it's a good question. I venture to guess that there are relatively few installers that stop with a bare LFS system. If the Spartans wanted to live that way, fine for them. I prefer central heating & indoor plumbing. ;-) Paul Rogers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.xprt.net/~pgrogers/ Rogers' Second Law: "Everything you do communicates." (I do not personally endorse any additions after this line. TANSTAAFL :-) -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
