Linux From Scratch 7.6 发布
Linux From Scratch项目简称LFS,它提供必要的步骤,帮你一步一步地创建自己定制的Linux系统。关于为什么有人希望安装一套LFS系统,我们可以给出很 多的理由。人们问得最多的问题是,既然可以下载到一份成型的套件比如Debian或者Red Hat,为什么还要去争论从头开始手工安装一份Linux系统呢?这是一个很合理的问题,我将问答你。LFS存在的最重要的原因就是教给人们一个 Linux系统其内部是如何工作的。自己创建一份LFS系统将让你了解到Linux工作的每个细节,以及它们是如何彼此依赖和协同工作的。最重要的在于, 你可以按自己的喜好和需求定制它。
Bruce Dubbs has announced the release of Linux From Scratch (LFS) 7.6, a book of step-by-step instructions on how to build a base Linux system from scratch. Beyond Linux From Scratch (BLFS) 7.6, a separate book that extends the base system with additional packages, was also released today. From the announcement: "The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of LFS version 7.6, BLFS version 7.6, LFS systemd version 7.6, and BLFS systemd version 7.6. This release is a major update to both LFS and BLFS and now includes separate editions for systemd. The LFS releases include toolchain updates to glibc 2.20 and GCC 4.9.1. In total, 26 packages were updated and 8 packages added from LFS 7.5. The BLFS edition includes approximately 750 packages beyond the base Linux From Scratch version 7.6 book. It has over 880 updates from the previous version including numerous text and formatting changes. In addition, we would like to introduce for the first time a BLFS variant based on systemd." Both books are available for download from here: LFS-7.6 (HTML, 2.0MB) LFS-7.6 (PDF, 1.7MB), BLFS-7.6 (HTML, 8.4MB).