On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 11:31:16 -0600
begin Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth:
> On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 12:09:04 -0500 "David A. Bandel"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 10:25:39 -0600
> > begin Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth:
> >
> > > On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 09:12:29 -0700 Tom Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > >
> > > > You left out the best learning tool (in my not so complete with
> > > > it yet opinion) -- Linux From Scratch!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Right on - the more the merrier.
> > >
> > > BTW, have you successfully built a normal desktop setup on an LFS
> > > base?
> >
> > Let's see, I have on my LFS system:
>
> [ snipped ]
>
> >
> > in fact, I think the list of what I _don't_ have would be shorter.
> >
> > For me, a _base_ system (which uses libpam BTW), includes cron,
> > mail, etc., that LFS doesn't. For me, LFS isn't even a base system.
> >
>
> LFS was a useful learning experience, and for novice users the LFS
> book is a useful repository of what's really in each of the basic
> packages, but I found that gentoo would get me where I wanted to be
> (and keep me there) a lot quicker.
Quicker than what? My build is automated (scripted). I doubt I could
install (build) Gentoo faster than LFS. Besides, I have _no_ idea what
./configure --??? options are being used with Gentoo, and on that point
I´m rather fussy.
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
--
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