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Linux From Scratch

Last Update: Friday 27 June 2008 01:28 GMT

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Linux From Scratch Summary
Distribution Linux From Scratch
Home Page http://www.linuxfromscratch.org
Origin Canada
Mailing Lists http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/support.html
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums LinuxQuestions.orgLinuxForums
Documentation http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/
Screenshots TCS
Download Mirrors http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/download.html
Alternative Download Sites LinuxQuestions.orgLinux DownloadsMadTux.org
Bug Tracker http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/
Related Web Sites WikipediaLFS BrazilLFS Czech RepublicLFS FranceLFS ItalyLFS SpainLFS Sweden
Reviews 6.x: Tuxmachines (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) • Linux.com
5.x: LWN
Status This distribution is active.
Where To Buy LinuxCD.org

About Linux From Scratch
Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your own custom Linux system. There are a lot of reasons why somebody would want to install an LFS system. The question most people raise is "why go through all the hassle of manually installing a Linux system from scratch when you can just download an existing distribution like Debian or Redhat". That is a valid question which I hope to answer for you. The most important reason for LFS's existence is teaching people how a Linux system works internally. Building an LFS system teaches you about all that makes Linux tick, how things work together, and depend on each other. And most importantly, how to customize it to your own taste and needs.

Recent Related News
 • 2008-05-12: Development Release: Beyond Linux From Scratch 6.3 RC1
 • 2007-08-29: Distribution Release: Linux From Scratch 6.3
 • 2007-02-16: Distribution Release: Beyond Linux From Scratch 6.2.0
 • 2007-02-04: Development Release: Beyond LFS 6.2.0 RC1
 • 2006-09-27: Distribution Release: Cross Linux From Scratch 1.0.0
 • 2006-09-10: Distribution Release: Linux From Scratch 6.2-3 LiveCD

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Table Notes and Explanations
  • Select view: Major packages only (52) All tracked packages (203)
  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the 'libgnome' and 'nautilus' packages. As per the Apache project's recommendations, apache 1.3.x is referred to as "apache", while apache 2.x is referred to as "httpd".
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

Feature unstable 6.3 6.2 6.2-BLFS 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.3 Feature
Release Date 2008/05/22 2007/08/28 2006/08/03 2007/02/14 2004/12/08 2004/05/16 2003/11/05 2003/04/28 2002/10/05 2002/04/07 2002/03/07 2001/12/03 2001/09/21 2000/08/28 2000/04/03 2000/02/11 Release Date
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
CDs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CDs
Free Download Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Default Desktop
Package Management SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC SRC Package Management
Office Suite -- -- -- GNOME Office, KOffice, OpenOffice -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386, PPC i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Journaled File Systems -- -- -- ext3, ReiserFS, XFS -- -- -- -- -- ReiserFS ReiserFS ReiserFS -- -- -- -- Journaled File Systems
Multilingual                                 Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Package unstable 6.3 6.2 6.2-BLFS 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.3 Package
abiword (2.6.3) -- -- -- 2.4.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (2.6.3)
alsa-lib (1.0.16) -- -- -- 1.0.13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- alsa-lib (1.0.16)
amarok (1.4.9.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amarok (1.4.9.1)
ati-driver (8.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ati-driver (8.6)
bind (9.5.0) -- -- -- 9.3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.5.0)
compiz (0.7.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- compiz (0.7.6)
cups (1.3.7) -- -- -- 1.2.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cups (1.3.7)
db (4.7.25) 4.6.21 4.5.20 4.4.20 4.4.20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- db (4.7.25)
dhcp (4.0.0) -- -- -- 3.0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.0.0)
emacs (22.2) -- -- -- 21.4a -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- emacs (22.2)
evolution (2.22.3.1) -- -- -- 2.6.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- evolution (2.22.3.1)
firefox (3.0) -- -- -- 1.5.0.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- firefox (3.0)
freetype (2.3.7) -- -- -- 2.1.10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- freetype (2.3.7)
gcc (4.3.1) 4.2.3 4.1.2 4.0.3 4.0.3 3.4.1 3.3.3 3.3.1 3.2.1 3.2 2.95.3 2.95.3 2.95.3 2.95.3 2.95.2 2.95.2 2.7.2.3 gcc (4.3.1)
gimp (2.4.6) -- -- -- 2.2.12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.4.6)
glibc (2.7) 2.7 2.5.1 2.3.6 2.3.6 2.3.4cvs 2.3.3cvs 2.3.2 2.3.1 2.2.5 2.2.5 2.2.5 2.2.4 2.2.4 2.1.3 2.1.3 2.0.7pre6 glibc (2.7)
gnucash (2.2.5) -- -- -- 1.8.12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (2.2.5)
gnumeric (1.8.3) -- -- -- 1.6.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.8.3)
gtk+ (2.12.11) -- -- -- 2.8.20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gtk+ (2.12.11)
httpd (2.2.9) -- -- -- 2.2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.2.9)
inkscape (0.46) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (0.46)
jre (6u6) -- -- -- 1.5.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- jre (6u6)
k3b (1.0.5) -- -- -- 0.12.16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (1.0.5)
kaffeine (0.8.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kaffeine (0.8.6)
kdebase (4.0.5) -- -- -- 3.5.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kdebase (4.0.5)
koffice (1.6.3) -- -- -- 1.6.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- koffice (1.6.3)
Package unstable 6.3 6.2 6.2-BLFS 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.3 Package
libgnome (2.22.0) -- -- -- 2.14.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libgnome (2.22.0)
linux (2.6.25.10) 2.6.24.4 2.6.22.5 2.6.16.27 2.6.16.27 2.6.8.1 2.4.26 2.4.22 2.4.20 2.4.19 2.4.18 2.4.17 2.4.16 2.4.8 2.2.16 2.2.14 2.2.14 linux (2.6.25.10)
module-init-tools (3.4) 3.4 3.2.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- module-init-tools (3.4)
mono (1.9.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mono (1.9.1)
MPlayer (1.0rc2) -- -- -- 1.0pre7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- MPlayer (1.0rc2)
mysql (5.0.51b) -- -- -- 5.0.21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (5.0.51b)
nautilus (2.22.4) -- -- -- 2.14.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (2.22.4)
NVIDIA (173.14.09) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (173.14.09)
OpenOffice.org (2.4.1) -- -- -- 2.0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- OpenOffice.org (2.4.1)
openssh (5.0p1) -- -- -- 4.5p1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openssh (5.0p1)
openssl (0.9.8h) -- -- -- 0.9.8d -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openssl (0.9.8h)
perl (5.10.0) 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.5 5.8.4 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.6.1 5.6.1 5.6.1 5.6.1 5.6.0 5.5.3 5.5.3 perl (5.10.0)
php (5.2.6) -- -- -- 5.1.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (5.2.6)
pidgin (2.4.3) -- -- -- 1.5.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- pidgin (2.4.3)
postfix (2.5.2) -- -- -- 2.3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (2.5.2)
postgresql (8.3.3) -- -- -- 8.1.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (8.3.3)
Python (2.5.2) -- -- -- 2.4.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Python (2.5.2)
qt-x11 (4.4.0) -- -- -- 3.3.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- qt-x11 (4.4.0)
samba (3.2.0) -- -- -- 3.0.23d -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- samba (3.2.0)
sendmail (8.14.3) -- -- -- 8.13.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.9.3 8.9.3 sendmail (8.14.3)
thunderbird (2.0.0.14) -- -- -- 1.5.0.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (2.0.0.14)
udev (124) 122 113 096 096 030 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- udev (124)
vim (7.1) 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.5 vim (7.1)
xfce (4.4.2) -- -- -- 4.2.3.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfce (4.4.2)
xine-lib (1.1.14) -- -- -- 1.1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xine-lib (1.1.14)
xorg-server (1.4.2) -- -- -- 1.1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xorg-server (1.4.2)

Complete Release History
2006/08/28 - 6.3
2006/08/12 - 6.2
2005/12/02 - 6.1.1
2005/07/10 - 6.1
2004/12/09 - 6.0
2004/06/06 - 5.1.1
2004/05/16 - 5.1
2003/11/05 - 5.0
2003/04/28 - 4.1
2002/10/05 - 4.0
2002/04/07 - 3.3
2002/03/07 - 3.2
2001/12/03 - 3.1
2001/09/21 - 3.0
2001/01/05 - 2.4.4
2001/11/21 - 2.4.3
2001/10/11 - 2.4.2
2001/10/10 - 2.4.1
2000/08/28 - 2.4
2000/08/03 - 2.3.7
2000/07/19 - 2.3.6
2000/06/19 - 2.3.5
2000/06/05 - 2.3.4
2000/05/15 - 2.3.3
2000/04/18 - 2.3.2
2000/04/12 - 2.3.1
2000/04/03 - 2.2
2000/03/26 - 2.1.5
2000/02/11 - 1.3
2000/01/09 - 1.2
1999/12/20 - 1.1
1999/12/16 - 1.0


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