Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own customized Linux system entirely from source. http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/

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chapter02 15458da856 Updates for eudev %!s(int64=10) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter03 b17411e849 Fix segfault in shuf program from Coreutils. %!s(int64=10) %!d(string=hai) anos
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chapter09 eec8fcb880 Add acl and attr packages %!s(int64=10) %!d(string=hai) anos
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stylesheets 28b3209b0a Added libcap-2.24 %!s(int64=10) %!d(string=hai) anos
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INSTALL 0d8c5d4aa4 Fixed ambiguity in INSTALL. %!s(int64=19) %!d(string=hai) anos
Makefile e679f0b4e0 Adjust link to md5sums download in nochunks output. Fixes #3427. %!s(int64=11) %!d(string=hai) anos
README 2dc4a09ed1 Forcing an update to test RSS fixes. %!s(int64=15) %!d(string=hai) anos
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obfuscate.sh 05d60cedcd Added a versose flag and other fixes to the Makefile. %!s(int64=17) %!d(string=hai) anos
packages.ent c5be6346ba Update several URLs in Chapter 3. %!s(int64=10) %!d(string=hai) anos
patches.ent e040ad195f Rename coreutils patch. %!s(int64=10) %!d(string=hai) anos
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README

LFS Book README

This document is meant to instruct the user on how to convert the book's XML
source to other formats (e.g. HTML, PDF, PS and TXT). First, if you have not
already done so, please read the INSTALL file for instructions on how to install
the required software. If you have already completed the steps outlined in the
INSTALL file, then continue reading for examples how to convert these files into
various other formats.

XML to XHTML:
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make BASEDIR=/path/to/output/location


XML to single file XHTML (nochunks):
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make BASEDIR=/path/to/output/location nochunks


XML to TXT
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Follow the instructions for nochunks and then run:
lynx -dump /path/to/nochunks >/path/to/output


XML to PDF:
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make BASEDIR=/path/to/output/location pdf