Use the Knoppix cd , the gentoo base cd doesnt have the entire toolchain required as you build gentoo from the downloaded stage not from the cd ...
Cheers Dale. On Sat, 2004-02-14 at 03:24, Caillyn Benbow wrote: > OK, thanks ill give that a go. I didnt want to be half way through and > then find out it wasnt possible :) > > Cheers > Caillyn > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/13/04 02:18p.m. >>> > or the gentoo one, which is undoubtedly smaller to download. > > > On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:16:28 +1300 > Brad Beveridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm sure you'd be able to use the knoppix liveCD to bootstrap LFS. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Caillyn Benbow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:10 PM > > > To: < > > > Subject: Linux From Scratch Question > > > > > > > > > Hello CLUG > > > > > > Does anybody know if LinuxFromScratch can be > > > installed/compiled using a liveCD (such as gentoo or knoppix) > > > instead of needing a pre-installed linux on the machine? Im > > > wanting to give it a go on my laptop (just for the learning > > > experience) and can only spare 5GB for linux (i need to keep > > > XP on it for work related apps), so i dont really have the > > > space to spare to hold both the host linux and the LFS one. > > > > > > Regards > > > Caillyn > > >
