> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 4:18 PM > From: "Alan Feuerbacher via blfs-support" > <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: "Alan Feuerbacher" <[email protected]> > Subject: [blfs-support] Some Helpful Hints ? > > Now that I've got my shiny new LFS system up and running, and I've > installed a pile of BLFS software in chroot, but don't have X running, > I'd like some hints on streamlining the process of installing software > via Lynx. > > Unfortunately, my hard drive that contained a lot of helpful hints from > when I last played with LFS 2 1/2 years ago went belly up a couple of > years ago, and I've forgotten many of the hints that were on that drive. > Here's what I remember: > > In the Linux console I believe there is a way to switch between two or > more independent windows, so that you can have a program running in > each. This facilitates, say, looking at the BLFS book in Lynx in one > window, and installing the software in another. How do you switch windows? > > I know that on startup Linux records some log files, including what is > output to the console. Where can I find them? > > A couple of days ago Bruce Dubbs gave me a link to some hints on > transitioning from LFS to BLSF. Good stuff! > > Any other helpful hints? > > Thanks in advance! > > Alan > > -- > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
Hello, To switch to a different tty without X installed, use the alt+F1 (or F2 etc) keys to switch to a different tty. You will need to use the ctrl+alt+fnx keys when you have X installed. Regards, Christopher. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
