Lfs

iconicmoronic · 07-27-2008, 02:54 PM

where would be a good place to download linux software from for use with linux from scratch? i can't find a hyperlink in the book and some of these download sites aren't offering the versions that LFS is asking for, which I'd prefer to use as a first timer. I'm using the Ubuntu 8.04 distribution as a host system.

**wmorri** · 07-27-2008, 04:17 PM

All you need to do is find places that you can download the source code for the program or distrobution.

Cheers!

lensman3 · 07-30-2008, 09:42 PM

Try "google". Type in the program name, source, linux and go from there. So to find the source. I wouldn't worry about the version unless it was over a year old. For instance, in google, type in "linux make GNU 3.81" will take "eventually" to the source code page. On some of the pages is "CVS Repository". This includes the on line program code. SOMETIMES you can go back and get earlier versions. That is, you can back out fixes to the code.

Use google to find your source code. Enter "GNU", Linux, and the package name. Eventually you will get to a tar file that you can download and run the build.

If you want a real challenge, build the GNU C compiler from source code, on a system that doesn't have an installed C compiler. The C compiler will have to bootstrap itself into existence by compiling simpler versions of itself.

shuuhen · 07-30-2008, 09:55 PM

google.com/linux is a version of Google tailored to searching for Linux stuff. You can also look around freshmeat.net, which often links to the source code and the project's homepage.

Also keep in mind the LFS LiveCD should have all of the required software for building the system.

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iconicmoronic Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 30 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS	Lfs where would be a good place to download linux software from for use with linux from scratch? i can't find a hyperlink in the book and some of these download sites aren't offering the versions that LFS is asking for, which I'd prefer to use as a first timer. I'm using the Ubuntu 8.04 distribution as a host system.

07-27-2008, 04:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,814 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Lfs All you need to do is find places that you can download the source code for the program or distrobution. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

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lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Lfs Try "google". Type in the program name, source, linux and go from there. So to find the source. I wouldn't worry about the version unless it was over a year old. For instance, in google, type in "linux make GNU 3.81" will take "eventually" to the source code page. On some of the pages is "CVS Repository". This includes the on line program code. SOMETIMES you can go back and get earlier versions. That is, you can back out fixes to the code. Use google to find your source code. Enter "GNU", Linux, and the package name. Eventually you will get to a tar file that you can download and run the build. If you want a real challenge, build the GNU C compiler from source code, on a system that doesn't have an installed C compiler. The C compiler will have to bootstrap itself into existence by compiling simpler versions of itself.

07-30-2008, 09:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 981 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: Lfs google.com/linux is a version of Google tailored to searching for Linux stuff. You can also look around freshmeat.net, which often links to the source code and the project's homepage. Also keep in mind the LFS LiveCD should have all of the required software for building the system. __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier. Last edited by shuuhen; 07-30-2008 at 09:57 PM. Reason: A couple of bold changes :)