>>> One of the problems with a boot CD is that you will need to do that
>>> every time you boot. What would be better is to just do a minimal
>>> install of a distro like Ubuntu or Fedora and use that. You do have to
>>> make sure you have the host requirements and update the distro install
>>> to make those complete.
>> The reason I have been avoiding the differen didstro is because I'm confused
>> about the partitioning. Would I not partition durin the install and do it in
>> the shell? Would I follow the books instructions during the install? I don't
>> understand how to partition for LFS using another distro.
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>
> One thing the canned distros usually have over LFS is a graphical disk
> manager or partitioning wizard (or whatever it may be called). If you
> are unfamiliar with partitioning, I highly recommend using a canned
> distro to start you off.
>
> You would (for example) install Ubuntu on your system. During the
> Ubuntu install, allocate about 2 to 5 Gb (being generous) of the disk
> for Ubuntu, a fine sized swap partition (still 1.5x RAM?), and the
> rest of the disk unused. The unused portion is earmarked for LFS.
>
> Once the canned distro is installed, you should have no trouble using
> that system (with its graphical interface) as a host (instead of LFS
> LiveCD) for your LFS installation. Then you can follow the LFS
> instructions in a graphical web browser and copy-and-paste to your
> delight in a terminal emulator window.
>
> To stick with the LFS LiveCD provides the same sort of interaction,
> but with one step back. Using the LiveCD you can allocate the entire
> disk for LFS (if you want). Actually, as I recall, the LiveCD includes
> a graphical interface, XFCE? Yea. There's another option -- forget
> this thread and just use the LiveCD. once booted and logged in, type
> startx. You should get a desktop environment, graphical web browser,
> terminal window, copy-n-paste, all the amenities.
"startx" did work, but due to the advantages building off a a different distro
offer, I'm going to try building off of Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop. It's more
up-to-date, and I personally want to be sure I'm building off of a Debian based
distro.
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