New releases of the Linux From Scratch 11 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 11 (BLFS) guides have been introduced, along with LFS and BLFS editions featuring the system manager systemd. Linux From Scratch provides instructions for building a basic Linux system from scratch using only the source texts of the necessary software. Beyond Linux From Scratch complements the LFS instructions with information on building and configuring approximately 1000 software packages, covering various areas of application, from database systems and server systems to graphical shells and media players.
A significant version change is associated with the transition to a common hierarchy of executable files and libraries, implying the placement of all files within the /usr hierarchy using symbolic links to redirect the contents of /bin to /usr/bin, /sbin to /usr/sbin, and /lib to /usr/lib. Linux From Scratch 11 has transitioned to gcc 11.2.0, glibc 2.34, and binutils 2.37. The Linux kernel has been updated to version 5.13.12. New versions of 40 packages have been proposed, including Bash 5.1.8, Grep 3.7, GRUB 2.06, OpenSSL 1.1.1l, Perl 5.34.0, Python 3.9.6, Systemd 249, SysVinit 2.99, Vim 8.2.3337, and Zstd 1.5.0. Errors in the boot scripts have been fixed, and editorial work has been done in the explanatory materials throughout the book.
In Beyond Linux From Scratch 11, around 900 programs have been updated, including GNOME 40, KDE Plasma 5.22, KDE Gears 21.08, LibreOffice 7.2, Ffmpeg 4.4, GIMP 2.10.24, Inkscape 1.1, Transmission 3.00, Thunderbird 91.0.3, Firefox 91.0.1, SeaMonkey 2.53.9, IceWM 2.7.0, Mesa 21.2.1, GTK 4.4.0, MariaDB 10.6.4, PostgreSQL 13.4, Postfix 3.6.2, BIND 9.16.20, etc.
In addition to LFS and BLFS, several additional books have been released within the project:
- âAutomated Linux From Scratchâ â a framework for automating the building of LFS systems and managing packages;
- âCross Linux From Scratchâ â a description of cross-platform building of LFS systems, supporting architectures: x86, x86_64, sparc, mips, PowerPC, alpha, hppa, arm;
- âHardened Linux From Scratchâ â instructions for increasing the security of LFS, applying additional patches and restrictions;
- âLFS Hintsâ â a collection of additional tips with descriptions of alternative solutions for the steps described in LFS and BLFS.
Source: opennet.ru
