On 1/14/2020 9:07 PM, Christopher Gregory via blfs-support wrote:
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 4:46 PM
From: "Christopher Gregory via blfs-support"
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Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Some Helpful Hints ?
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 4:18 PM
From: "Alan Feuerbacher via blfs-support"
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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
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.
How would that work? I've fought with the circular dependencies a lot.
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.
I've briefly read about jhalfs, but I thought it only installed LFS
stuff, not BLFS.
Would this be run from a pre-X window? I don't yet have X installed.
Once you have run the menu selection process, it will create a "cut down"
version of the book in a linear format.
You mean that jhalfs runs in its own interactive window?
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.
I'm fairly familiar with bash as a casual user, but am far from an
expert. Of course, one purpose of LFS is to teach stuff like this to
newbies like me.
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.
Up and running.
If you are using the systemd version, then you use:
journalctl -r to get a list of the log files in reverse order.
Thanks!
Alan
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