Am Sonntag 03 Januar 2010 16:36:58 schrieb Mikie: > What is the difference using another user and substituting that username > elsewhere in the book? Is the LFS user hardcoded in the kernel with special > privileges? *ROTFL* Did you notice where your kernel comes from? ;)
The name "lfs:lfs" doesn't matter, you're free to change. It just has to be a user in the chroot system. > Why is LFS so complicated? It isn't. Well, at least not the FS part :) > I don't see why the authors of LFS don’t create a liveCD with the > independent tool chain ready to go and delete Ch 5. There's one at http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/livecd/ > Why put a newbie like > me thru all this? LFS' purpose is (as far as I understood) provide a platform for learning how Linux works, not provide a set of ready-to-go scripts for anything. > It makes no sense and to be honest it distract from learning Linux because > it is too much to bite off. For me it's the logical next step after "From Power Up to Bash Prompt", and it worked. > I say to the authors .. > > ... make a LiveCD iso file and eliminate a lot of confusion and trouble > tickets on this list. I can't help thinking you misunderstood the purpose of the project. Just my 2cent... -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
