Linux From Scratch for Newbies - Part 1
by vsayanam from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4XW92)
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After completing LFS, we are eager to continue with BLFS. BLFS Book suggests that we log in as unprivileged user and later we install as root. In the beginning, I compiled and installed BLFS packages as root as it was easier thing to do but I faced one problem with vlc as it cannot be run as root. (Hack is available in Google for this.) Unlike LFS, BLFS Book does not spoon-feed this aspect. Chapter 3 of BLFS Book talks about /etc/skel directory and recommends to install a few files as follows:
" The files from those sections that you might want to place in /etc/skel include .inputrc, .bash_profile, .bashrc, .bash_logout, .dircolors, and .vimrc."
It was somewhat difficult to follow in the beginning. (Probably BLFS authors expect you to be proficient by this time!) After a few trials, this is what I have done:
1. First create /etc/skel directory.
2. Copy files to /etc/skel/.inputrc, /etc/skel/bash_profile, /etc/skel/.bashrc, /etc/skel/bash_logout. For .inputrc, I used LFS Book. The remaining are from BLFS BOOK. For .dircolors, I did:
dircolors -p > /etc/skel/.dircolors.
I then deleted existing user which was lfs. After this, I did:
useradd -m <newuser> The newuser is again lfs. We can verify this from /home/lfs/etc/skel. You will find all the four files. I did not bother about .vimrc.
Next is to give permission for lfs user to use the directories we create for BLFS. I created /blfs, /scripts and /xc directories. /scripts directory holds blfs-bootscripts and linux. From LFS Book, i entered:
chown -v lfs <directories>.
I now login as lfs user in to BLFS desktop. I use wget, tar xf, sed, make etc. commands as user lfs and sudo or sudo su to install. I have compiled many BLFS programs this way. I feel this is better than copying and pasting from text web browsers in virtual terminals.
If there is better way, LFS enthusiasts may please reply to linuxquestions.org.
After completing LFS, we are eager to continue with BLFS. BLFS Book suggests that we log in as unprivileged user and later we install as root. In the beginning, I compiled and installed BLFS packages as root as it was easier thing to do but I faced one problem with vlc as it cannot be run as root. (Hack is available in Google for this.) Unlike LFS, BLFS Book does not spoon-feed this aspect. Chapter 3 of BLFS Book talks about /etc/skel directory and recommends to install a few files as follows:
" The files from those sections that you might want to place in /etc/skel include .inputrc, .bash_profile, .bashrc, .bash_logout, .dircolors, and .vimrc."
It was somewhat difficult to follow in the beginning. (Probably BLFS authors expect you to be proficient by this time!) After a few trials, this is what I have done:
1. First create /etc/skel directory.
2. Copy files to /etc/skel/.inputrc, /etc/skel/bash_profile, /etc/skel/.bashrc, /etc/skel/bash_logout. For .inputrc, I used LFS Book. The remaining are from BLFS BOOK. For .dircolors, I did:
dircolors -p > /etc/skel/.dircolors.
I then deleted existing user which was lfs. After this, I did:
useradd -m <newuser> The newuser is again lfs. We can verify this from /home/lfs/etc/skel. You will find all the four files. I did not bother about .vimrc.
Next is to give permission for lfs user to use the directories we create for BLFS. I created /blfs, /scripts and /xc directories. /scripts directory holds blfs-bootscripts and linux. From LFS Book, i entered:
chown -v lfs <directories>.
I now login as lfs user in to BLFS desktop. I use wget, tar xf, sed, make etc. commands as user lfs and sudo or sudo su to install. I have compiled many BLFS programs this way. I feel this is better than copying and pasting from text web browsers in virtual terminals.
If there is better way, LFS enthusiasts may please reply to linuxquestions.org.