On Nov 9, 2008, at 4:17 PM, DJ Lucas wrote: > Ralph Porter wrote: >> >> I just finished LFS, so, now what next? >> >> > What comes next depends on your requirements. You'll have to pick a > path and follow the dependencies. Tough advice I know, but that is > the > way the distros have to do it too. I take it this is your first > build. > I generally pick logical stop points, and make those the individual > goals. Personally, I start with a text based browser (links) and GPM > (console mouse software) so that you can copy and paste commands > (add a > dhcp client if you cannot configure a static IP). Next is X, then the > Firefox stack, then all of Gnome...etc. > > As far as a PM, FBBG (Folow Book, Book Good) is an old term around > here, > but definitely has it merits. You definitely do not want a package > manager yet as it makes things insanely more difficult. After you > get a > good feel for BLFS, although technically too late, you can then > introduce a PM (so that you know where to look, and more importantly, > how to troubleshoot _when_ it fouls up). LFS-7.0 will add some bits > for > PM from the get go, however, the recommendation I think, will still be > to build without a PM for the first time. >
Thanks DJ, good stuff. ...not top posting i guess... -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
