New editions of manuals have been released Linux From Scratch 11.1 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 11.1 (BLFS), as well as LFS and BLFS editions with the system manager systemd. Linux From Scratch, instructions are provided on how to create a basic Linux-systems using only the source code of the necessary software. Beyond Linux From Scratch supplements the LFS instructions with information on building and configuring about 1000 software packages, covering various areas of application, from DBMS and server systems to graphical shells and media players.
В Linux From Scratch 11.1, the transition to glibc 2.35 kernel was made Linux 5.16.9, binutils 2.38, Automake 1.16.5, Bash 5.1.16, Coreutils 9.0, Openssl 3.0.1, Python 3.10.2, SysVinit 3.01, Systemd 250, Util-Linux 2.37.4. Errors in boot scripts have been corrected, and editorial work has been performed on explanatory materials throughout the book.
In Beyond Linux About 800 programs have been updated from Scratch 11.1, including GNOME 41, KDE Plasma 5.24, KDE Gears 21.12, LibreOffice 7.3, Fmpeg 4.4.1, GIMP 2.10.30, Inkscape 1.1.2, Thunderbird 91.6.1, Firefox 91.6.0, SeaMonkey 2.53.10, IceWM 2.9.5, Mesa 21.3.6, GTK 4.6.1, MariaDB 10.6.7, PostgreSQL 14.2, Postfix 3.7.0, BIND 9.18, etc.
In addition to LFS and BLFS, the project has previously produced several additional books:
- Automated Linux From Scratch» is a framework for automating the assembly of an LFS system and managing packages;
- "Cross Linux From Scratch» — description of the cross-platform assembly of the LFS system, supported architectures: x86, x86_64, sparc, mips, PowerPC, alpha, hppa, arm;
- Hardened Linux From Scratch" - instructions for improving LFS security, applying additional patches and restrictions;
- "LFS Hints" is a collection of additional tips describing alternative solutions for the steps described in LFS and BLFS.
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