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Re: Current version of "Debian From Scratch"

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On 07/19/2018 07:28 AM, Joe wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 07:04:37 -0500
> Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>
>> My goal is not what you would term a true LFS system.
>> It is focused on what Beekmans writes in his preface stating "... but
>> also serve as an ideal learning opportunity for programmers and
>> system administrators to enhance their (existing) Linux skills."
>>
>> As I'm interested more in system administration than programming, I
>> see minimal advantage in enduring the compiles. My focus would be on
>> which packages were selected and why in the order chosen.
>>
> 
> Just read the book, then. But it doesn't sink in quite so much as when
> you're actually downloading and compiling each component...
> 

<chuckle> Saw that principle demonstrated as a Freshman BSEE student in 
Spring '61. The first semester of calculus made much more sense in light 
of second semester physics LABORatory.


>>>    
>>
>> When I asked if there were discussions anywhere, I was specifically
>> referring to the latest "Debian from Scratch". I've been following
>> lfs-chat@lists.linuxfromscratch.org  for about three years :}
>>
> 
> I would have said the way to go was to actually build a standard LFS,
> then examine the Debian scripts and what is actually present in a
> minimal netinstall. In particular, look at the Debian patches to
> upstream software. I did a couple of LFS builds about fifteen or twenty
> years ago, fairly early in its life, and learned a fair bit in the
> process.
> 

A slightly different use of netinst was on my TODO list. I was going to 
do a very minimal install without connection to the internet. I would 
compare it to the result of chapter 5 and the result of Beasley's 
branching off.

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Current version of "Debian From Scratch" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-18 15:20 +0200
  Re: Current version of "Debian From Scratch" Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-07-18 16:50 +0200
    Re: Current version of "Debian From Scratch" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-19 14:10 +0200
      Re: Current version of "Debian From Scratch" Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-07-19 14:30 +0200
        Re: Current version of "Debian From Scratch" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-19 16:00 +0200

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