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Separate standards page and rationale page
and reformat. Provided more information about packages needed to satisfy LSB. Also fixed a couple of typos. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@9120 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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<para>The instructions above don't create non-wide-character Ncurses
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<para>The instructions above don't create non-wide-character Ncurses
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libraries since no package installed by compiling from sources would
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libraries since no package installed by compiling from sources would
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link against them at runtime. If you must have such libraries because
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of some binary-only application, build them with the following
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of some binary-only application or to be compliant with LSB, build
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commands:</para>
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the package again with the following commands:</para>
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<screen role="nodump"><userinput>make distclean
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<title>Updating the Master Boot Record</title>
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<para>If you tested the GRUB configuration as specified above, re-enter
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the <command>chroot</command> envronment.</para>
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<!ENTITY version "SVN-20091123">
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<!ENTITY version "SVN-20091124">
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<!ENTITY releasedate "November 23, 2009">
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<!ENTITY releasedate "November 24, 2009">
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<!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2009"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not – -->
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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="audience.xml"/>
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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="architecture.xml"/>
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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="standards.xml"/>
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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="hostreqs.xml"/>
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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="typography.xml"/>
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<title>LFS and Standards</title>
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<sect2>
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<para>The structure of LFS follows Linux standards as closely as
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possible. The primary standards are:</para>
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that are beyond the scope of LFS. Most of these additional packages have
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that are beyond the scope of LFS. Most of these additional packages have
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intallation instructions in BLFS. </para>
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intallation instructions in BLFS. </para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Packages supplied by LFS needed to
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<title>Why is each package in the book?</title>
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itself while providing a relativly 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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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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Grep, Gzip, M4, Man-DB, Ncurses, Procps, Psmisc, Sed,
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rationale for each package int he book.</para>
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<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Libtool</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains the GNU generic library support
|
|
||||||
script. It wraps the complexity of using shared libraries in a
|
|
||||||
consistent, portable interface. It is needed by the test
|
|
||||||
suites in other LFS packages.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Linux Kernel</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package is the Operating System. It is the Linux in
|
|
||||||
the GNU/Linux environment.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>M4</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains a general text macro processor. It is
|
|
||||||
required by LSB core.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Make</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains a program for directing the building
|
|
||||||
of packages. It is required by almost every package in LFS.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Man-DB</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains programs for finding and viewing man pages.
|
|
||||||
It was chosen instead of the <application>man</application> package
|
|
||||||
due to superior internationalization capabilities. It supplies
|
|
||||||
the man program required by LSB core. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Man-pages</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains the actual contents of the basic
|
|
||||||
Linux man pages. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Module-Init-Tools</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains programs needed to administer Linux
|
|
||||||
kernel modules. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>MPFR</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains functions for multiple precision
|
|
||||||
arithmetic. It is required by Gcc.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Ncurses</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains libraries for terminal-independent
|
|
||||||
handling of character screens. It is often used to provide
|
|
||||||
cursor control for a menuing system. It provides libraries required
|
|
||||||
by LSB core. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Patch</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package a program for modifying or creating files by
|
|
||||||
applying a <emphasis>patch</emphasis> file typically created
|
|
||||||
by the <application>diff</application> program. It is needed by
|
|
||||||
the build procedure for several LFS packages. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Perl</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package is an interpreter for the runtime language
|
|
||||||
PERL. It is required by the LSB Runtime Languages standard.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Pkg-config</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains a tool for passing the include path
|
|
||||||
and/or library paths to build tools during the configure and make
|
|
||||||
processes. It is needed by many LFS packages. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Procps</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains programs for monitoring processes.
|
|
||||||
It contains programs required by LSB core. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Psmisc</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains programs for displaying information
|
|
||||||
about running processes. It contains programs required by LSB
|
|
||||||
core. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Readline</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package is a set of libraries that offers command-line
|
|
||||||
editing and history capabilities. It is used by Bash. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Sed</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package allows editing of text without opening it in a
|
|
||||||
text editor. It is also needed by most LFS packages' configure
|
|
||||||
scripts. It is required by LSB core.</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Shadow</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains programs for handling passwords
|
|
||||||
in a secure way. It provides programs required by LSB core.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Sysklogd</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains programs for logging system messages,
|
|
||||||
such as those given by the kernel or daemon processes when unusual
|
|
||||||
events occur.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Sysvinit</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package provides the <application>init</application>
|
|
||||||
program which it the parent of all other processes on the Linux
|
|
||||||
system. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Tar</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package provides archiving and extraction capabilities
|
|
||||||
of virtually all packages used in LFS. It is required by
|
|
||||||
LSB core. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Tcl</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains the Tool Command Language used
|
|
||||||
in many testsuites in LFS packages. It is only installed in
|
|
||||||
the temporary toolchain. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Texinfo</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains programs for reading, writing, and
|
|
||||||
converting info pages. It is used in the installation
|
|
||||||
procedures of many LFS packages. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Udev</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains programs for dynamic creation of
|
|
||||||
device nodes. It is an alternative to creating thousands of
|
|
||||||
static devices in the /dev directory.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Util-linux-ng</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains miscellaneous utility programs.
|
|
||||||
Among them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles,
|
|
||||||
partitions, and messages. It contains programs required by
|
|
||||||
LSB core. </para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Vim</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package an editor. It was chosen because its compatibility
|
|
||||||
with the classic vi editor and its huge number of powerful
|
|
||||||
capabilities. An editor is a very personal choice for
|
|
||||||
many users and any other editor could be substituted if desired.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<listitem>
|
|
||||||
<para>Zlib</para>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>This package contains compression and decompression routines
|
|
||||||
used by some programs. It is required by LSB core.
|
|
||||||
</para>
|
|
||||||
</listitem>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
</itemizedlist>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
</sect2>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
</sect1>
|
</sect1>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
|||||||
457
prologue/why.xml
Normal file
457
prologue/why.xml
Normal file
@ -0,0 +1,457 @@
|
|||||||
|
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
|
||||||
|
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
|
||||||
|
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
|
||||||
|
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
|
||||||
|
%general-entities;
|
||||||
|
]>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<sect1 id="pre-why">
|
||||||
|
<?dbhtml filename="package-choices.html"?>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<title>Rationale for Packages in the Book</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>As stated earlier, the goal of LFS is to build a complete and usable
|
||||||
|
foundation-level system. This includes all packages needed to replicate
|
||||||
|
itself while providing a relativly minimal base from which to customize
|
||||||
|
a more complete system based on the choices of the user. This does not
|
||||||
|
mean that LFS is the smallest system possible. Several important packages
|
||||||
|
are included that are not strictly required. The lists below document the
|
||||||
|
rationale for each package in the book.</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<itemizedlist>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Autoconf</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for producing shell scripts that
|
||||||
|
can automatically configure source code from a developer's
|
||||||
|
template. It is often needed to rebuild a package after updates
|
||||||
|
to the build procedures.</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Automake</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for generating Make files from
|
||||||
|
a template. It is often needed to rebuild a package after updates
|
||||||
|
to the build procedures.</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Bash</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package satisfies an LSB core requirement to provide
|
||||||
|
a Bourne Shell interface to the system. It was chosen over
|
||||||
|
other shell packages because of its common usage and extensive
|
||||||
|
capabilities beyond basic shell functions. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Binutils</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package package contains a linker, an assembler, and other
|
||||||
|
tools for handling object files. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Bison</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains the GNU version of yacc (Yet Another
|
||||||
|
Compiler Compiler) needed to build several other LFS programs.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Bzip2</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for compressing and decompressing
|
||||||
|
files. It is required to decompress many LFS packages.</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Coreutils</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains a number of essential programs for viewing
|
||||||
|
and manipulating files and directories. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>DejaGNU</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains a framework for testing other programs.
|
||||||
|
It is only installed in the temporary toolchain.</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Diffutils</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs that show the differences
|
||||||
|
between files or directories. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Expect</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains a program for carrying out scripted
|
||||||
|
dialogues with other interactive programs. It is commonly used
|
||||||
|
for testing other packages. It is only installed in the temporary
|
||||||
|
toolchain.</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>E2fsprogs</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains the utilities for handling the ext2, ext3
|
||||||
|
and ext4 file systems. These are the most common and thouroughly
|
||||||
|
tested file systems that Linux supports.</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>File</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains a utility for determining the type of a
|
||||||
|
given file or files.</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Findutils</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs to find files in a file system.</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Flex</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains a utility for generating programs that
|
||||||
|
recognize patterns in text. It is the GNU version of the lex
|
||||||
|
(lexical analyzer) program. It is required to build several
|
||||||
|
LFS packages. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Gawk</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for manipulating text files.
|
||||||
|
It is the GNU version of awk (Aho-Weinberg-Kernighan). </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Gcc</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package is the Gnu Compiler Collection. It contains the
|
||||||
|
C and C++ compilers as well as several others not built by LFS.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>GDBM</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains the GNU Database Manager library. It
|
||||||
|
is used by one other LFS package, Man-DB.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Gettext</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains utilities and libraries for
|
||||||
|
internationalization and localization of numerous packages.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Glibc</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains the main C library. Linux programs would
|
||||||
|
not run without it. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>GMP</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package package contains math libraries and have
|
||||||
|
useful functions for arbitrary precision arithmetic. It
|
||||||
|
is required to build Gcc. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Grep</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for searching through files.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Groff</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for processing and formatting text.
|
||||||
|
One important function of these programs is to format man pages.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>GRUB</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package is the Grand Unified Boot Loader. It is one
|
||||||
|
of several boot loaders available, but is the most flexible.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Gzip</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for compressing and
|
||||||
|
decompressing files. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Iana-etc</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package provides data for network services and protocols.
|
||||||
|
It is needed to enable proper networking capabilities.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Inetutils</para>
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<para>This package contains programs for basic network
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administration.
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<para>This package contains programs for basic and advanced IPv4 and
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IPv6 networking. It was chosen over the other common network
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tools package (net-tools) for its IPv6 capabilities. </para>
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<para>Kbd</para>
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<para>This package contains key-table files and keyboard utilities
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for non-US keyboards. </para>
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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 scolling up or down when viewing a file.
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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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consistent, portable interface. It is needed by the test
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suites in other LFS packages.
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<para>Linux Kernel</para>
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the GNU/Linux environment.
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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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as a build tool for other programs.
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</para>
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<para>Make</para>
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<para>This package contains a program for directing the building
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of packages. It is required by almost every package in LFS.
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</para>
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<para>Man-DB</para>
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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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the man program. </para>
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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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Linux man pages. </para>
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<para>Module-Init-Tools</para>
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<para>This package contains programs needed to administer Linux
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kernel modules.</para>
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<listitem>
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<para>MPFR</para>
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<para>This package contains functions for multiple precision
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arithmetic. It is required by Gcc.
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</para>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ncurses</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. </para>
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||||||
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Patch</para>
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<para>This package a program for modifying or creating files by
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applying a <emphasis>patch</emphasis> file typically created
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by the <application>diff</application> program. It is needed by
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||||||
|
the build procedure for several LFS packages. </para>
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||||||
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<listitem>
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|
<para>Perl</para>
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||||||
|
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||||||
|
<para>This package is an interpreter for the runtime language
|
||||||
|
PERL. </para>
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||||||
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</listitem>
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||||||
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||||||
|
<listitem>
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||||||
|
<para>Pkg-config</para>
|
||||||
|
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||||||
|
<para>This package contains a tool for passing the include path
|
||||||
|
and/or library paths to build tools during the configure and make
|
||||||
|
processes. It is needed by many LFS packages. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
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|
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||||||
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<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Procps</para>
|
||||||
|
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||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for monitoring processes.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Psmisc</para>
|
||||||
|
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||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for displaying information
|
||||||
|
about running processes. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Readline</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package is a set of libraries that offers command-line
|
||||||
|
editing and history capabilities. It is used by Bash. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Sed</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package allows editing of text without opening it in a
|
||||||
|
text editor. It is also needed by most LFS packages' configure
|
||||||
|
scripts. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Shadow</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for handling passwords
|
||||||
|
in a secure way.</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Sysklogd</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for logging system messages,
|
||||||
|
such as those given by the kernel or daemon processes when unusual
|
||||||
|
events occur.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Sysvinit</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package provides the <application>init</application>
|
||||||
|
program which it the parent of all other processes on the Linux
|
||||||
|
system. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Tar</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package provides archiving and extraction capabilities
|
||||||
|
of virtually all packages used in LFS. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Tcl</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains the Tool Command Language used
|
||||||
|
in many testsuites in LFS packages. It is only installed in
|
||||||
|
the temporary toolchain. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Texinfo</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for reading, writing, and
|
||||||
|
converting info pages. It is used in the installation
|
||||||
|
procedures of many LFS packages. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Udev</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains programs for dynamic creation of
|
||||||
|
device nodes. It is an alternative to creating thousands of
|
||||||
|
static devices in the /dev directory.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Util-linux-ng</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains miscellaneous utility programs.
|
||||||
|
Among them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles,
|
||||||
|
partitions, and messages. </para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Vim</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package an editor. It was chosen because its compatibility
|
||||||
|
with the classic vi editor and its huge number of powerful
|
||||||
|
capabilities. An editor is a very personal choice for
|
||||||
|
many users and any other editor could be substituted if desired.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>Zlib</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>This package contains compression and decompression routines
|
||||||
|
used by some programs.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
</itemizedlist>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
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