Welcome to Linux From Scratch!
Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with
step-by-step instructions for building your own custom Linux system,
entirely from source code.
Currently, the Linux From Scratch organization consists of the following
subprojects:
- LFS :: Linux From Scratch is the main book, the
base from which all other projects are derived.
- BLFS :: Beyond Linux From Scratch helps you
extend your finished LFS installation into a more customized and usable
system.
- ALFS :: Automated Linux From Scratch provides
tools for automating and managing LFS and BLFS builds.
- MLFS :: Multilib Linux From Scratch is a variant
of LFS which sets up an LFS system that is able to build and execute
32-bit binaries.
- GLFS :: Gaming Linux From Scratch is based on
BLFS and helps you install gaming support software like Steam or Wine
on a new LFS or MLFS system.
- SLFS :: Supplemental Linux From Scratch
supplements an LFS installation beyond BLFS.
- Hints :: The Hints project is a collection of
documents that explain how to enhance your LFS system in ways that are
not included in the LFS or BLFS books.
- Patches :: The Patches project serves as a
central repository for all patches useful to an LFS user.
- LFS Editor's Guide :: A document that
describes the LFS development process.
- Museum :: Copies of ancient LFS and BLFS versions.
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