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0 @title: Linux From Scratch - non-POSIX compliant bloat

1 @date: 2021-09-29

2 @language: en

3 @hidden

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5 # Linux From Scratch - non-POSIX compliant bloat

6

7 Taken from [LFS](https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/) site:

8 > Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with step-by-step

9 instructions for building your own custom Linux system, entirely from source

10 code.

11

12 This description really summarizes it nicely and it is exactly what you are

13 getting. To understand the reasoning behind this clickbait title, it's

14 important for me to clarify my expectations of this project as well as the project itself.

15

16 ## Linux From Scratch

17

18 Linux From Scratch is a project that provides you with a book that contains a

19 step-by-step instructions on how to build your own Linux system. It is supposed to:

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21 - Teach people how a Linux system works internally

22 - Produce a very compact Linux system

23 - Be extremely flexible

24 - Offer you added security

25

26 LFS deliverers on all promises hands down.

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28 It's not exactly a book for beginners as some important topics like disk

29 partitioning are not explained in depth, and as decent proficiency in terminal

30 is assumed for a smooth ride.

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32 If proper amount of care is not taken there are quite a few headache that may arise down

33 the road, but if proper backups were made, (almost) every issue can be resolved.