Beyond Linux From Scratch

Version 20021027

BLFS Development Team

Copyright © 2001-2002 by BLFS Development Team

This book follows on from the LinuxFromScratch book. It introduces and guides the reader through additions to the system including networking, X support, sound support and printer and scanner support.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to the LFS community

Table of Contents

Who would want to read this book

Organization

Description of the new parts goes here.

I. Introduction

1. Welcome to BLFS

Conventions used in this book
Book version
Acknowledgments
Credits
Changelog
Which sections of the book do I want?
Mailing lists and archives
News server
Contact information
Asking for help and the FAQ

2. Important Information

Getting and unpacking the software
The /usr versus /usr/local debate
Using BLFS bootscripts
Going Beyond BLFS

II. Post LFS Configuration and Extra Software

3. After LFS Configuration Issues

/etc/issue (Customising your logon)
/etc/profile and ~/.bash_*
/etc/inputrc
Random number generation
/etc/vimrc, ~/.vimrc
Creating a custom bootdisk
Man page issues

4. Security

Configuring shadow
iptables-1.2.6a
Setting up a network firewall
nessus
tripwire
Linux_PAM-0.76
Configuring syslog

5. Filesystems

Ext3
reiserfs-3.6.3
xfsprogs-2.0.3

Recompling vim post-X
emacs-21.2
nano-1.0.9
joe-2.9.7

tcsh-6.12
zsh-4.0.6

III. General Libraries and Utilities

8. General Libraries

openssl-0.9.6g
pcre-3.9
popt-1.6.4
slang-1.4.6
libfam-2.6.9
libxml-1.8.17
libxml2-2.4.26
libxslt-1.0.22
readline-4.3
gmp-4.1
gdbm-1.8.2
GLib-1.2.10
GLib-2.0.6
expat-1.95.5

9. Graphics Libraries

lcms-1.08
libjpeg-6b
libpng-1.2.5
libtiff-3.5.7
libungif-4.1.0b1
libmng-1.0.4
imlib-1.9.14

10. General Utilities

bc-1.06
rep-gtk-0.16

11. System Utilities

gpm-1.20.0
fcron-2.9.2
hdparm-5.2
which-2.14 and alternatives
unzip-5.50
zip-2.3
pccts-133mr33
pciutils-2.1.10
pkgconfig-0.14.0
cpio-2.5

12. Programming

Python-2.2.2
perl modules
librep-0.16.1
j2sdk-1.4.0_01
ruby-1.6.7
gnat-3.14p
gcc-3.2

IV. Connecting to a Network

13. Dial-up networking

ppp-2.4.1
wvdial-1.53

14. DHCP Clients

Configuring the LFS bootscripts to support DHCP clients
dhcp-3.0pl1
dhcpcd-1.3.22-pl1

isdn
pppoe

V. Basic Networking

16. Networking Libraries

curl-7.10.1
wvstreams-3.70

17. Text Web Browsers

links-0.98
lynx-2.8.4
w3m-0.3.1

18. Basic Networking Programs

ncftp-3.1.5
OpenSSH-3.5p1 client
telnet-0.17
cvs-1.11.2
wget-1.8.2
tcpwrappers-7.6
portmap-5

19. Basic Networking Utilities

traceroute-1.4a12
nmap-3.00
whois-4.5.28

20. Basic Networking Programs

procmail-3.22
fetchmail-6.1.1
mutt-1.4i
pine-4.44
slrn-0.9.7.4
Other mail and news progs

21. DJB's Utilities

daemontools-0.76
daemontools-man-0.76
ucspi-tcp-0.88

VI. Server Networking

22. Mail Server Software

postfix-1.1.11
qmail-1.03
sendmail-8.12.6
exim-4.10
qpopper-4.0.4
courier

23. Other Server Software

OpenSSH-3.5p1
Running a CVS server
BIND 9.2.2rc1
dhcp-3.0pl1
xinetd-2.3.9
leafnode-1.9.27
Samba-2.2.6

VII. Content Serving

24. Databases

db-4.0.14
MySQL-3.23.52
PostgreSQL-7.2.3

25. Web serving

Apache-1.3.26
php

VIII. X + Window Managers

26. Installing X

XFree86-4.2.1
Adding TrueType font support to XFree86
Adding Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI) Support to XFree86

27. X Libraries

lesstif-0.93.36
freetype-2.1.2
qt-3.0.6
GTK+-1.2.10
GTK+-2.0.6
ATK-1.0.3
Pango-1.0.5
fnlib-0.5

28. Window Managers

sawfish-1.1a-gtk2
enlightenment-0.16.5
fluxbox-0.1.10
xfce-3.8.16

IX. KDE

29. KDE Core Packages

aRts-1.0.3
Installing kdelibs
Installing kdebase
Configuring the core KDE packages

30. KDE Additional Packages

Installation of KDE Multimedia
Installation of KDE Network
Installation of KDE Graphics
Installation of KDE PIM
Installation of KDE Admin
Installation of KDE Games
Installation of KDE Utils
Installation of KDE Edu
Installation of KDE Artwork
Installation of KDE Toys
Installation of KDE Addons

31. Other KDE Packages

Installing kdoc
Installing kde-bindings
Installing kde-sdk
Installing kdevelop
Installing kdm

32. Gnome Libraries

33. Gnome core

gnome-desktop-2.0.8
gnome-panel-2.0.9
gnome-session-2.0.7
control-center-2.0.1

34. Additional Gnome Packages

gnome-terminal-2.0.1
gnome-utils-2.0.5
gnome-applets-2.0.3
gnome-games-2.0.4
bug-buddy-2.2.0
eog-1.0.3
nautilus-2.0.7
gnome-system-monitor-2.0.2
yelp-1.0.6
gedit-2.0.4
gnome-media-2.0.2.5
at-spi-1.0.2
libgail-gnome-1.0.1
gnome2-user-docs-2.0.1

35. Other Gnome Packages

gconf-editor-0.3.1
gdm-2.4.0.11

36. Configuring Gnome

Configuring the core GNOME packages

XI. X Software

37. Individual Office Programs

AbiWord-1.0.3
gnumeric-1.0.9
gnucash
magicpoint
gimp-1.2.3

38. Office Suites

Installation of KOffice
openoffice-1.0.1

39. Graphical Web Browsers

mozilla-1.0.1
galeon-1.2.6
konqueror-3.0.3

40. Other X-based Internet Programs

pan-0.13.1

XII. Multimedia

41. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

alsa-0.9.0rc3
alsa-driver-0.9.0rc3
alsa-lib-0.9.0rc3
alsa-utils-0.9.0rc3
alsa-tools-0.9.0rc1
alsa-oss-0.9.0rc1
aRts-1.0.3
audiofile-0.2.3
esound-0.2.29
SDL-1.2.4
libao-0.8.3
libogg-1.0
libvorbis-1.0

42. Audio utilities

mpg123-0.59r
vorbistools-1.0
xmms-1.2.7
lame-3.92
CDParanoia-III-9.8

43. Video utilities

avifile-0.7.15
MPlayer-0.90pre9
xine-lib-0.9.13
xine-ui-0.9.13

44. CD-Writing utilities

Configuring your kernel for CD-Writing
cdrtools-1.10
cdrdao-1.1.7

XIII. Printing, Scanning and Typesetting

45. Printing

46. Scanning

47. Typesetting

DocBook-4.1.2
tex-1.0

XIV. Appendices

A. List of rc?.d symlinks used in LFS/BLFS

rc0.d
rc1.d
rc2.d
rc3.d
rc4.d
rc5.d
rc6.d

B. Packages which are no longer in the main BLFS Book

zlib-1.1.4

List of Tables
4-1. Essential config-options for a firewalling-enabled Kernel
A-1. rc0.d symlinks
A-2. rc1.d symlinks
A-3. rc2.d symlinks
A-4. rc3.d symlinks
A-5. rc4.d symlinks
A-6. rc5.d symlinks
A-7. rc6.d symlinks

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