Author: robert Date: 2009-09-23 16:57:40 -0600 (Wed, 23 Sep 2009) New Revision: 1109
Modified: trunk/crypt-rootfs.txt Log: Updated crypt-rootfs hint Modified: trunk/crypt-rootfs.txt =================================================================== --- trunk/crypt-rootfs.txt 2009-09-20 20:44:45 UTC (rev 1108) +++ trunk/crypt-rootfs.txt 2009-09-23 22:57:40 UTC (rev 1109) @@ -42,22 +42,30 @@ up. (10 MB should be enough.) -2. Required software not in the BLFS book -========================================= +2. Required software and dependencies +===================================== -2.1 devmapper +2.1 Software in the BLFS book +You need to install 'Popt' as 'cryptsetup' depends on this. Furthermore you need +'uuencode' to create key files. 'uuencode' is included in 'GMime' which has +further dependencies mentioned in the BLFS book. + +2.2 Software not in the BLFS book + +2.2.1 devmapper + Get it from http://packages.debian.org/stable/source/devmapper -Compile and install it. Required for cryptsetup. +Compile and install it. Required for 'cryptsetup'. -2.2 cryptsetup with LUKS extension +2.2.2 cryptsetup with LUKS extension Get it from http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/ Compile and install it. Required to handle encrypted partitions. -2.3 busybox +2.2.3 busybox Get it from http://www.busybox.net/ The minimum required configuration includes: @@ -410,6 +418,8 @@ CHANGELOG: +[2009-11-23] + * list dependencies in the BLFS book [2009-11-20] * cryptsetup needs /dev/urandom * mkefs might not work from initramfs -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/hints FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
