In this part, you need to have you LFS partition mounted in somewhere like "/mnt/fs", and you need the environment variable set to it. Then you will download all required packages.
then first be sure you have your partition device mounted to /mnt/lfs... The "mount" normally can only run by root. depends on owner of your $LFS. but you always can use root (just take care)... in chap 4 you will create a "lfs" user and chown all files to it. then "lfs" will be your only user until chapter 6. and be sure the command output...: echo "$LFS" ...is not empty, or you are missing something important. 2017-02-24 20:27 GMT-03:00 Phils <lidbetter...@gmail.com>: > I am using Linux from Scratch 7.10. > Host system is Ubuntu 16.04. > > After a failed first attempt I have decided to go back to retry. > In Chapter 3.1 in noticed it states "To create this directory, execute the > following command, as user root, before starting the download session" > mkdir -v $LFS/sources. > > > My question is - do I logout and login as root (have set up root as ubuntu > does not allow access to root automatically) and so having to setup $LFS and > mount the drive again or do I use Sudo or something else? Also is it only > that command and log back in as my usual user and reset LFS and mount again > or do I use root from then on. > > Sorry I could not find this question in the mailing list if it is there. > Maybe not using the correct search wording. > > Thanks > > > > -- > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > Do not top post on this list. > > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
