As I said I run gentoo on my laptops and as such I have no need to run windows app so I do not have .net apps and as such I have no need to run or use .mono also I use fluxbox for a desktop and only run what apps I use. I must say I am now curious why you have posted to this forum. On Mar 30, 2011 11:38 PM, "Harold Hartley" <wheelie...@gmail.com> wrote: > The .mono project was created by the owner of the Gnome project and some of > their apps must use the .mono runtime in order to use the app, like the > Banshee application requires the .mono to run and the .mono was at one time > a project in work with Microsoft's .net so that some apps that is found on > windows can be created so that it can be run on linux. > > I know I'm pretty much on target about the .mono info, but I'm sure someone > else will have more info on that. > > Harold > > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:25 AM, Glendon Blount <r0b0sp...@gmail.com >wrote: > >> I would recomened you read the lfs documentation before starting if you >> have read it then read it again carefully as most of what you are talking >> about is covered in the documintation. I would also like to add that though >> I have built one complete lfs box I normally use gentoo and I have never >> seen a .mono or .net file I believe those are windows file extentions but >> I may be wrong it would not be the first time. Again it sounds to me like >> you have not read the documentation fully as most of the questions you ask >> are addressed in it. >> On Mar 30, 2011 10:57 PM, "Harold Hartley" <wheelie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > So are you saying I have to use .deb files to build a lfs linux box and >> not >> > able tyo just install and compile without a host linux box. >> > >> > I'm not to cool about using a host linux box to start the files to build >> my >> > new linux box, but it looks like I may have to do it that way. >> > >> > Once I got just the few files compiled on a host linux box to start the >> lfs >> > box, I could recompile the same files on the lfs box to replace the ones >> I >> > had to start with from the host linux box. >> > I just don't feel all the directories on the premade linux system are >> > needed and I will feel better when I put together my own linux box >> without >> > the bloat and other crap they stick in the distro's that are out there. >> > >> > There are so much stuff I don't need on my linux box, such as .mono/.net >> > files and other files unneeded. >> > >> > I think when I get my new box built, all this type of work should come >> back >> > to me soon enough as it's been almost 10 years since I have done this >> type >> > of stuff but it was with unix though. >> > >> > Harold >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Rick Shelton <rick.shel...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> > >> >> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Harold Hartley <wheelie...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> > I would like to build a LFS system, but I don't want to use a .rpm or >> >> .deb >> >> > compiled files. >> >> > I just want to build a simple linux box and I looked over the lfs book >> >> and >> >> > it talks about .deb or .rpm files or using a linux system to compile >> the >> >> > files to the operating system they currently run. >> >> > I'm interested in using the tar files on the system or being able to >> >> compile >> >> > the files on the new box without using a current linux box. >> >> > >> >> Where in the book are pre-compiled packages mentioned? I haven't read >> >> it in a while, but I don't remember that part. In what context are >> >> they mentioned? Your host system must provide some basic tools. How >> >> those initial, basic tools are installed on the host system is between >> >> you and your distro. The host system becomes optional after a certain >> >> point in the build. LFS is a system built from source, often found in >> >> tarballs. >> >> >> >> > I hope someone has the answer for me to what I'm looking for. >> >> > >> >> LFS has the answer for you. >> >> -- >> >> http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support >> >> FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html >> >> Unsubscribe: See the above information page >> >> >> >> -- >> http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support >> FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html >> Unsubscribe: See the above information page >> >>
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