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  1. <sect1 id="ch01-intro">
  2. <title>Introduction</title>
  3. <para>
  4. Having used a number of different Linux distributions, I was never fully
  5. satisfied with any of those. I didn't like the way the bootscripts were
  6. arranged, or I didn't like the way certain programs were configured by
  7. default and more of those things. I came to realize that when I want to
  8. be totally satisfied with a Linux system, I have to build my own Linux
  9. system from scratch, ideally only using the source code. Not using
  10. pre-compiled packages of any kind. No help from some sort of cdrom or
  11. bootdisk that would install some basic utilities. You would use your current
  12. Linux system and use that one to build your own.
  13. </para>
  14. <para>
  15. This, at one time, wild idea seemed very difficult and at times almost
  16. impossible. The reason for most problems were due to my lack of knowledge
  17. about certain programs and procedures. After sorting out all kinds of
  18. dependency problems, compilation problems, etcetera, a custom built Linux
  19. system was created and fully operational. I called this system an LFS
  20. system, which stands for LinuxFromScratch.
  21. </para>
  22. </sect1>