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<title>Who would want to read this book</title>
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<title>Who would want to read this book</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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-This book is intended for Linux users who want to learn more about the
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-inner workings of Linux and how the various pieces of the Operating
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-System fit together. This book will guide you step-by-step in creating
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-your own custom build Linux system from scratch, using the source code of
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-the software that we need.
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+This book is intended for Linux users who want to build their own custom
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+build Linux system. Reasons for wanting to build such a system are
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+diverse. Perhaps you want to get into more detail as to what
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+happens behind the scenes. Perhaps you are fed up with distributions
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+which are often very bloated or perhaps you don't want to rely on pre-compiled
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+binaries due to security concerns. There are many reasons why you may want
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+a custom build system, but if you are one of them, this book is for meant
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+for you.
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</para>
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</para>
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<para>
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<para>
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-This book is also intended for Linux users who want to get away from the
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-existing commercial and free distributions that are often too bloated.
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-Using existing distributions also forces you to use the file system
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-structure, boot script structure, etc. that they choose to use. With
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-this book you can create your own structures and methods in exactly the
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-way you like them (which can be based on the ones this book provides)
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+The fruits of building your own system are plentiful, but the labour may
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+be hard. You have a long way ahead of you but in the end you will be
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+able to call yourself the proud owner of your own Linux system,
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+completely tailored after your needs. You dictate the layout of
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+bootscripts, the file system structure, which programs are installed in
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+which directory, which versions of software to use. Perhaps the
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+most important reason is that you know exactly what is installed where
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+why and how.
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</para>
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</para>
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-<para>
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-Also, if you have security concerns, you don't want to rely on
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-pre-compiled packages. So instead, you want to compile all programs
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-from scratch and install them yourself. That could be another reason why
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-you would want to build a custom made Linux system.
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-</para>
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-<para>
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-Those are just a few out of many reasons why people want to build their
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-own Linux system. If you're one of those people, this book is meant for
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-you.
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-</para>
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</sect1>
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</sect1>
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Gerard Beekmans