> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 4:46 PM > From: "Christopher Gregory via blfs-support" > <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: "Christopher Gregory" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Some Helpful Hints ? > > > > > 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 >
Hello, The process of automating the install process is a little tricky. You need to be very familiar with the Linux operating system, and most importantly Bash, as you need a knowledge of scripting to be able to overcome the circular dependencies of some of the packages in BLFS. You could use Jhalf, you can install it on an already installed LFS system. Using this approach, you will be able to select what you wish to be installed, from an adapted busy box menu. Once you have run the menu selection process, it will create a "cut down" version of the book in a linear format. The easiest approach then, if you are not familiar with bash, would be to use that version of the book, and switch between the different tty's as I explained. You will need to make sure that you have GPM installed so that you can use your mouse to copy and paste between the different windows. http://linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/systemd/general/gpm.html (for the systemd version of the book). or: http://linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/general/gpm.html (for the sysv version of the book). If you are using the sysv version of the book, the log files are found in /ver/log If you are using the systemd version, then you use: journalctl -r to get a list of the log files in reverse order. Regards, Christopher. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
