On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 12:09:04 -0500 "David A. Bandel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 10:25:39 -0600 > begin Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: > > > On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 09:12:29 -0700 Tom Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > [snip] > > > > > > > You left out the best learning tool (in my not so complete with > > > it yet opinion) -- Linux From Scratch! > > > > > > > Right on - the more the merrier. > > > > BTW, have you successfully built a normal desktop setup on an LFS > > base? > > Let's see, I have on my LFS system:
[ snipped ] > > in fact, I think the list of what I _don't_ have would be shorter. > > For me, a _base_ system (which uses libpam BTW), includes cron, > mail, etc., that LFS doesn't. For me, LFS isn't even a base system. > LFS was a useful learning experience, and for novice users the LFS book is a useful repository of what's really in each of the basic packages, but I found that gentoo would get me where I wanted to be (and keep me there) a lot quicker. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area - WWTLRD? gentoo(since 01/01/01) 2.4.18+(ext3) xfce-sylpheed-mozilla _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
