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Stories · 14

  1. Linux From Scratch 7.1 Published

    Linux · Linux · · posted by samzenpus · from the read-the-manual dept. · 94 comments
    Thinkcloud writes "The Linux From Scratch (LFS) project has published version 7.1 of its manual for building a custom Linux installation. The new release of the step-by-step instructions is 345 pages long and uses more up-to-date components than previous versions – for example, the 3.2.6 Linux kernel and version 4.6.2 of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). The update also includes fixes to bootscripts and corrections to the text, as well as updates to 20 packages."

  2. Linux From Scratch 6.0 Released

    Linux · Upgrades · · posted by CowboyNeal · from the rolling-your-own dept. · 60 comments
    Bubblehead writes "The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of LFS 6.0. This major revision of the book includes a number of major package upgrades, including GCC 3.4.x, Linux kernel 2.6.8.1, and the Udev software package, allowing for dynamic creation of device nodes. The text has also been vastly re-written for improved readability."

  3. Doom3 on Linux Using WineX

    Games · Wine · · posted by Zonk · from the some-gore-is-better-than-no-gore dept. · 29 comments
    Slashdotess writes "If you can't wait for the native Linux client, it seems Doom 3 can now be enjoyed under WineX. This installer is based on a guide by Rob Smith."

  4. Linux From Scratch 5.0 Book Released

    Developers · Os · · posted by timothy · from the uphill-both-ways-and-liked-it dept. · 32 comments
    Mecha-A writes "Linux From Scratch 5.0 was released earlier this month, incorporating GRUB as a bootloader, GNU coreutils, GCC 3.3, and lots of other package upgrades among other improvements. If you haven't tried it, LFS is a procedural outline for building a Linux system from the ground up. For those who can't get enough customizability..."

  5. Linux Source Distribution for Firewalls?

    Ask · Security · · posted by Cliff · from the where-"do-it-yourself"-is-too-easy dept. · 83 comments
    Peter Miller asks: "I want to build a new firewall. I want fine control over the exact contents of the disk. So I went looking at Linux source distributions. Every one I looked at (Gentoo, Lunar, etc) put the development environment on the final disk image. I don't think this is good for a firewall. Even Linux From Scratch does this, it isn't automated, and the nALFS UI is incomprehensible. I'd rather not have the package database in the final image, either. Micro-distros like FloppyFW doesn't publish their root image build script, and that's the route I'd like to follow. What do you security zealots out there use to build your firewalls from scratch?"

  6. Installers for Homebrew Linux Distributions?

    Ask · Linux · · posted by Cliff · from the building-on-what's-already-out-there dept. · 17 comments
    An anonymous reader asks: "With the relatively easy instructions available from various sources (LSF being one), it's fairly easy now for just about any relatively advanced Linux user to create their own distro. I'm well into creating a distribution (for my friends and myself, nothing major), but I can't seem to find any real projects out there to actually go through an installation process. Anaconda is there, but the lack of documentation is serious. Are there any others out there? If not, what would be required to create one? An obvious start would be a stripped down, bootable Linux CD, and an application to handle partitioning, formatting, setting up the filesystem, and installing packages (of whatever sort), but what all has been done before?"

  7. Beyond Linux From Scratch 1.0 Released

    Linux · Linux · · posted by michael · from the if-you-want-it-done-right dept. · 184 comments
    An anonymous reader writes "DistroWatch reports about the 1.0 release of Beyond Linux From Scratch (BLFS), a subproject of Linux From Scratch: 'The BLFS Development team is proud to announce the release of BLFS 1.0. With this release, you can take your LFS 4.1 base beyond a development system. It can be a desktop, a firewall, a multimedia player/editor, an Apache web server or all of the above. You install only what you need. Your Distro. Your Rules. Enjoy.'" Choose the closest mirror...

  8. Seeking a New Home for Linux From Scratch?

    Ask · Announcements · · posted by Cliff · from the any-good-port-in-the-storm dept. · 32 comments
    Any Web Loco asks: "Linux From Scratch is in trouble. According to this explanation by Gerard Beekmans (the guy who started the LFS project) Shadowfax, the main LFS server, went offline at the end of October when VA Software ceased providing co-location space. LFS is a seriously geek-worthy project - might some of you Slashdot folk be able to help?"

  9. Seeking a New Home for Linux From Scratch?

    Ask · Announcements · · posted by Cliff · from the any-good-port-in-the-storm dept. · 32 comments
    Any Web Loco asks: "Linux From Scratch is in trouble. According to this explanation by Gerard Beekmans (the guy who started the LFS project) Shadowfax, the main LFS server, went offline at the end of October when VA Software ceased providing co-location space. LFS is a seriously geek-worthy project - might some of you Slashdot folk be able to help?"

  10. LFS 4.0 Released

    Linux · Linux · · posted by timothy · from the for-the-adventurous dept. · 180 comments
    Tekmage writes "For those of you who have never had the pleasure of rolling your own Linux install from scratch, take a moment to check out Version 4.0 of Linux From Scratch. Definitely for the techies amonst us, there is (IMHO) truly no better way out there to get down and dirty with the inner workings of our favorite OS." LFS organizes its documentation into "books"; 4.0's book is dated yesterday.

  11. Learn The Language Of Math

    Education · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the looking-under-the-hood dept. · 170 comments
    N. Megill writes "While mathematics is not "closed source" in the same way that some computer operating systems are, it can take years of hard work to acquire the background needed to understand advanced abstract mathematical proofs. This is because they are usually presented at a very high level that hides most of the detail, often making them beyond the grasp of a non-mathematician (even a very smart one such as a computer programmer). The Metamath project breaks down mathematical proofs into the finest possible level of detail and builds mathematics from the ground up. Like Linux From Scratch, it can appeal to those who like seeing things built up from first principles. Metamath does not claim to teach you mathematics, just as reading the kernel source code does not teach you how to use Linux, but there can be a certain satisfaction in just knowing it is there."

  12. Networks, Authentication and Unix?

    Ask · Unix · · posted by Cliff · from the putting-it-all-together dept. · 2 comments
    concerned-with-security asks: "A document about security on Linux will probably mention, among other things: shadow passwords, (open)ssh, PAM, Kerberos, NIS/NIS+ and PGP(GPG), but I have not yet found one that describes how all of these interrelate. Some of these programs seem to overlap; which would be preferred over others in various situations? Do you need different keys for the programs that use encryption, or does each program need its own key? If you did not want to use a commertial Linux distribution and chose instead to make your own, what combination of these programs would provide the most security on a small LAN with common user accounts on each machine?"

  13. How Common Are Homegrown Linux Distributions?

    Ask · Linux · · posted by Cliff · from the doing-it-yourself dept. · 19 comments
    Andreas Krennmair asks: "I'm planning to build my new Linux system from scratch, similar to Linux From Scratch. I'm currently collecting all source packages, and I wonder how common it still is to use a self-built Linux system, although graphical (or pseudo-graphical, curses-based) installation programs with automatic hardware component detection and great software package management systems are used in almost every modern Linux distribution. And are there any people left who still use Jurix or Yggdrasil?"

  14. Making Your Own Linux

    Linux · Linux · · posted by timothy · from the sterilize-all-vessels-thoroughly dept. · 147 comments
    jjr writes: "Have you ever wanted to make your own Linux distro? Now at www.linuxfromscratch.org you can teach yourself how Linux works and even make your own Linux distro from the info they have at this site." This looks like a cool resource especially if your school or place of employ (or coven, biker gang, hunter-gatherer tribe, etc.) wants to create a site- or affinity-specific distribution.