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<title>Rationale for Packages in the Book</title>
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<para>As stated earlier, the goal of LFS is to build a complete and usable
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foundation-level system. This includes all packages needed to replicate
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itself while providing a relatively minimal base from which to customize
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a more complete system based on the choices of the user. This does not
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<para>The goal of LFS is to build a complete and usable
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foundation-level system—including all the packages needed to replicate
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itself—and providing a relatively minimal base from which to customize
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a more complete system based on the user's choices. This does not
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mean that LFS is the smallest system possible. Several important packages
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are included that are not strictly required. The lists below document the
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rationale for each package in the book.</para>
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are included that are not, strictly speaking, required. The list below documents the
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reasons each package in the book has been included.</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<para>Acl</para>
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<para>This package contains utilities to administer Access
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Control Lists, which are used to define more fine-grained
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Control Lists, which are used to define fine-grained
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discretionary access rights for files and directories.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Attr</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for administering
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extended attributes on filesystem objects.
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<para>This package contains programs for managing
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extended attributes on file system objects.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Autoconf</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for producing shell scripts that
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<para>This package supplies programs for producing shell scripts that
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can automatically configure source code from a developer's
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template. It is often needed to rebuild a package after updates
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to the build procedures.</para>
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template. It is often needed to rebuild a package after
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the build procedure has been updated.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Automake</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for generating Make files from
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a template. It is often needed to rebuild a package after updates
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to the build procedures.</para>
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a template. It is often needed to rebuild a package after
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the build procedure has been updated.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>This package satisfies an LSB core requirement to provide
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a Bourne Shell interface to the system. It was chosen over
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other shell packages because of its common usage and extensive
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capabilities beyond basic shell functions.</para>
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capabilities.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Bc</para>
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<para>This package provides an arbitrary precision numeric processing language.
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It satisfies a requirement needed when building the Linux kernel.</para>
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It satisfies a requirement for building the Linux kernel.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Binutils</para>
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<para>This package contains a linker, an assembler, and other
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<para>This package supplies a linker, an assembler, and other
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tools for handling object files. The programs in this package are
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needed to compile most of the packages in an LFS system and beyond.</para>
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needed to compile most of the packages in an LFS system.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Bison</para>
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<para>This package contains the GNU version of yacc (Yet Another
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Compiler Compiler) needed to build several other LFS programs.</para>
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Compiler Compiler) needed to build several of the LFS programs.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Check</para>
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<para>This package contains a test harness for other programs.</para>
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<para>This package provides a test harness for other programs.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>D-Bus</para>
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<para>This package contains programs to implement a message bus system,
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which a simple way for applications to talk to one another.
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a simple way for applications to talk to one another.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>DejaGNU</para>
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<para>This package contains a framework for testing other programs.</para>
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<para>This package supplies a framework for testing other programs.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>E2fsprogs</para>
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<para>This package contains the utilities for handling the ext2, ext3
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<para>This package supplies utilities for handling the ext2, ext3
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and ext4 file systems. These are the most common and thoroughly
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tested file systems that Linux supports.</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Eudev</para>
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<para>This package is a device manager. It dynamically controls the ownership,
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permissions, names, and symbolic links of devices in the /dev directory as
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devices are added or removed from the system.
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permissions, names, and symbolic links of devices in the /dev directory when
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devices are added to or removed from the system.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Expat</para>
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<para>This package contains a relatively small XML parsing library. It
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<para>This package yields a relatively small XML parsing library. It
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is required by the XML::Parser Perl module.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Findutils</para>
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<para>This package contains programs to find files in a file system.
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<para>This package provides programs to find files in a file system.
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It is used in many packages' build scripts.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Gawk</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for manipulating text files.
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<para>This package supplies programs for manipulating text files.
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It is the GNU version of awk (Aho-Weinberg-Kernighan). It is used in
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many other packages' build scripts.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>GCC</para>
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<para>This package is the Gnu Compiler Collection. It contains the
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<para>This is the Gnu Compiler Collection. It contains the
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C and C++ compilers as well as several others not built by LFS.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Gettext</para>
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<para>This package contains utilities and libraries for
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internationalization and localization of numerous packages.</para>
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<para>This package provides utilities and libraries for
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the internationalization and localization of many packages.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>GMP</para>
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<para>This package contains math libraries that provide useful functions
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for arbitrary precision arithmetic. It is required to build GCC.</para>
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<para>This package supplies math libraries that provide useful functions
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for arbitrary precision arithmetic. It is needed to build GCC.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Gperf</para>
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<para>This package contains a program that generates a perfect hash
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function from a key set. It is required for Eudev.</para>
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<para>This package produces a program that generates a perfect hash
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function from a set of keys. It is required by Eudev.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Groff</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for processing and formatting text.
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<para>This package contributes programs for processing and formatting text.
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One important function of these programs is to format man pages.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>GRUB</para>
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<para>This package is the Grand Unified Boot Loader. It is one
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of several boot loaders available, but is the most flexible.
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<para>This is the Grand Unified Boot Loader. It is
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the most flexible of several boot loaders available.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Gzip</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for compressing and
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decompressing files. It is needed to decompress many packages in LFS
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and beyond.</para>
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decompressing files. It is needed to decompress many packages
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in LFS.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Inetutils</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for basic network
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<para>This package supplies programs for basic network
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administration.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Intltool</para>
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<para>This package contains tools for extracting translatable
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<para>This package contributes tools for extracting translatable
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strings from source files.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Kbd</para>
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<para>This package contains key-table files, keyboard utilities
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<para>This package produces key-table files, keyboard utilities
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for non-US keyboards, and a number of console fonts.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Kmod</para>
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<para>This package contains programs needed to administer Linux
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<para>This package supplies programs needed to administer Linux
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kernel modules.</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Less</para>
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<para>This package contains a very nice text file viewer that
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allows scrolling up or down when viewing a file. It is also used by
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Man-DB for viewing manpages.</para>
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allows scrolling up or down when viewing a file. It is also used
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when viewing manpages.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Libpipeline</para>
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<para>The Libpipeline package contains a library for manipulating
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<para>The Libpipeline package supplies a library for manipulating
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pipelines of subprocesses in a flexible and convenient way. It is
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required by the Man-DB package.</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Libtool</para>
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<para>This package contains the GNU generic library support
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script. It wraps the complexity of using shared libraries in a
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script. It wraps the complexity of using shared libraries into a
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consistent, portable interface. It is needed by the test
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suites in other LFS packages.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>M4</para>
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<para>This package contains a general text macro processor useful
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<para>This package provides a general text macro processor useful
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as a build tool for other programs.</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>This package contains programs for finding and viewing man pages.
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It was chosen instead of the <application>man</application> package
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due to superior internationalization capabilities. It supplies
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because of its superior internationalization capabilities. It supplies
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the man program.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Man-pages</para>
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<para>This package contains the actual contents of the basic
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<para>This package provides the actual contents of the basic
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Linux man pages.</para>
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<para>Meson</para>
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<para>This package provides a software tool for automating the building
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of software. The main goal for Meson is to minimize the amount of time
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that software developers need to spend configuring their build
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of software. The main goal of Meson is to minimize the amount of time
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that software developers need to spend configuring a build
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system. It's required to build Systemd, as well as many BLFS
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packages.</para>
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<listitem>
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<para>MPC</para>
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<para>This package contains functions for the arithmetic of complex
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<para>This package supplies arithmetic functions for complex
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numbers. It is required by GCC.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ninja</para>
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<para>This package contains a small build system with a focus on speed.
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<para>This package furnishes a small build system with a focus on speed.
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It is designed to have its input files generated by a higher-level build
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system, and to run builds as fast as possible.
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This package is required by Meson.</para>
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<para>This package contains libraries for terminal-independent
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handling of character screens. It is often used to provide
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cursor control for a menuing system. It is needed by a number of
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packages in LFS.</para>
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the packages in LFS.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Openssl</para>
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<para>This package provides management tools and libraries relating to
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cryptography. These are useful for providing cryptographic functions to
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cryptography. These supply cryptographic functions to
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other packages, including the Linux kernel.</para>
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<para>Psmisc</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for displaying information
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<para>This package produces programs for displaying information
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about running processes. These programs are useful for system
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administration.</para>
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<para>Python 3</para>
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<para>This package provides an interpreted language that has a design
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philosophy that emphasizes code readability.</para>
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philosophy emphasizing code readability.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Readline</para>
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<para>This package is a set of libraries that offers command-line
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<para>This package is a set of libraries that offer command-line
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editing and history capabilities. It is used by Bash.</para>
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<para>Sed</para>
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<para>This package allows editing of text without opening it in a
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text editor. It is also needed by most LFS packages' configure
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text editor. It is also needed by many LFS packages' configure
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scripts.</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Shadow</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for handling passwords
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in a secure way.</para>
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securely.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem revision="sysv">
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<para>Sysklogd</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for logging system messages,
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such as those given by the kernel or daemon processes when unusual
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<para>This package supplies programs for logging system messages,
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such as those emitted by the kernel or daemon processes when unusual
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events occur.</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>This package provides an <application>init</application> program
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and several additional boot and system control capabilities as an
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alternative to Sysvinit. It is used by many commercial distributions.
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alternative to Sysvinit. It is used by many Linux distributions.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Sysvinit</para>
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<para>This package provides the <application>init</application>
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program, which is the parent of all other processes on the Linux
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program, the parent of all the other processes on a running Linux
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system. </para>
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<para>Tar</para>
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<para>This package provides archiving and extraction capabilities
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of virtually all packages used in LFS.</para>
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of virtually all the packages used in LFS.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Tcl</para>
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<para>This package contains the Tool Command Language used
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in many test suites in LFS packages.</para>
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in many test suites.</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Texinfo</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for reading, writing, and
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<para>This package supplies programs for reading, writing, and
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converting info pages. It is used in the installation
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procedures of many LFS packages.</para>
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partitions, and messages.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Wheel</para>
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<para>This package contains a Python module that is the
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reference implementation of the Python wheel packaging standard.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Vim</para>
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<para>This package contains an editor. It was chosen because of its
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<para>This package provides an editor. It was chosen because of its
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compatibility with the classic vi editor and its huge number of powerful
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capabilities. An editor is a very personal choice for
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many users and any other editor could be substituted if desired.</para>
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many users. Any other editor can be substituted, if you wish.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Wheel</para>
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<para>This package supplies a Python module that is the
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reference implementation of the Python wheel packaging standard.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Zstd</para>
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<para>This package contains compression and decompression routines
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<para>This package supplies compression and decompression routines
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used by some programs. It provides high compression ratios and a very
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wide range of compression / speed trade-offs.</para>
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</listitem>
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