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CLFS - Hints

Welcome to the CLFS Hints Wiki!

If you are new to CLFS, please read the New To CLFS page. This page gives a brief rundown on how a CLFS system is built and some skills that are required in order to build a CLFS system.

• Getting help
• Guide to the CLFS IRC Channel
• Using the Pastebin

Contents 1 Hints for Users Starting with Linux/CLFS 1.1 Preparing to Build a CLFS System 1.2 Basic Information 1.3 /dev, /proc and /sys 1.4 Commonly Used Programs 1.5 Text Editors 2 Hints for Users Knee deep in Linux 2.1 Additions for /tools 2.2 Compiling, Linking, and Installing 2.3 Multilib 2.4 (Cross-)LFS-LiveCD 2.5 CLFS & CBLFS Scripts 2.6 Package Building Utilities Help 2.7 Shell Scripting 2.8 Desktop Customizations and Configurations 2.9 Console Applications 2.10 Console Network Applications 2.11 Networking Configs 3 Hints for Users Up to Their Ears in Linux 3.1 GCC Build Options/Tweaks 3.2 Advanced Building Methods (NETBOOT) 3.3 Linux Kernel Configuration 3.4 Hardware 3.5 Profiling and Benchmarking 4 X & Window Manager Configuration 4.1 X 4.2 Window Managers 5 Server/Daemon Configuration 5.1 System Side 5.2 Network Side 5.3 Internet Side

Hints for Users Starting with Linux/CLFS

• Creating an Super User (near root)

Preparing to Build a CLFS System

• Partitioning Schemes
• Guide to Different File Systems

Basic Information

• /tools and /cross-tools
• ToolChain Triad

/dev, /proc and /sys

• /dev
• /proc
• /sys

Commonly Used Programs

• Cat
• Chmod
• Chown
• Date
• Echo
• Export and Variables
• GREP
• Ln
• PATCH
• SED
• TAR
• Time
• Uname

Text Editors

• VIM
• VI
• nano

Hints for Users Knee deep in Linux

Additions for /tools

• Drop Bear (small ssh client)
• Vim-tools

Compiling, Linking, and Installing

• Building Programs from Source Code

Multilib

• Multilib FAQ
• Basics of Multilib
• 32 bit VS N32 VS 64 bit

(Cross-)LFS-LiveCD

• Remastering the LFS LiveCD
• Scripted LiveCD Mastering

CLFS & CBLFS Scripts

• CLFS Style Boot Scripts
• CBLFS Bash Startup Files

Package Building Utilities Help

• Understanding Configure Scripts
• Understanding Metadata Files
• Understanding Makefiles

Shell Scripting

• Basic Stuff
• Loops
• if Statements

Desktop Customizations and Configurations

• Black Box
• KDE
• Gnome
• Improve Your Fonts

Console Applications

• Irssi
• Lynx
• Links

Console Network Applications

• SVN
• SSH & SCP
• rSync
• CVS
• GIT
• WGet

Networking Configs

• PPP-Dialup
• PPPoE
• PPP-Grps

Hints for Users Up to Their Ears in Linux

GCC Build Options/Tweaks

• CFLAGS
• LDLFAGS

Advanced Building Methods (NETBOOT)

• Netboot-X86
• Netboot-PPC
• Netboot-MIPS
• Netboot-Sparc

Linux Kernel Configuration

• Updating Your Kernel Source
• Updating Your Kernel to a Release Candidate
• SMP & Suspend2

Hardware

• SMP & Suspend2
• Software Raid (mdadm)

Profiling and Benchmarking

• Bootchart

X & Window Manager Configuration

X

• ~/.xinitrc

Window Managers

• KDE
• Gnome
• BlackBox

Server/Daemon Configuration

System Side

• Fcron

Network Side

• SAMBA
• DHCP
• DNS
• NFS
• TFTP
• SAMBA

Internet Side

• SVN Server
• Apache
• mySql
• SVN Server
• FTP
• SSH Server