New editions of the Linux From Scratch 11 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 11 (BLFS) manuals, as well as the LFS and BLFS editions with the systemd system manager, have been introduced. Linux From Scratch provides instructions for building a basic Linux system from scratch using only the source code for the required software. Beyond Linux From Scratch completes the LFS instructions with information on building and configuring nearly 1000 software packages covering applications ranging from databases and server systems to graphical shells and media players.
The significant version number change is related to the move to a common executable and library hierarchy, placing all files under the /usr hierarchy, using symbolic links to redirect the contents of /bin to /usr/bin, /sbin to /usr/sbin and /lib to /usr/sbin. /usr/lib. Linux From Scratch 11 has migrated to gcc 11.2.0, glibc 2.34 and binutils 2.37. The Linux kernel has been updated to release 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 boot scripts have been fixed, editorial work has been done in explanatory materials throughout the book.
About 11 programs have been updated in Beyond Linux From Scratch 900, including GNOME 40, KDE Plasma 5.22, KDE Gears 21.08, LibreOffice 7.2, Fmpeg 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, the project has previously produced several additional books:
- "Automated Linux From Scratch" - a framework for automating the assembly of an LFS system and package management;
- "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 the security of LFS, 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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