11 | | As all Wiki pages, this page is editable, this means that you can |
12 | | modify the contents of this page simply by using your |
13 | | web-browser. Simply click on the "Edit this page" link at the bottom |
14 | | of the page. WikiFormatting will give you a detailed description of |
15 | | available Wiki formatting commands. |
| 8 | === LFS teaches people how a Linux system works internally === |
| 9 | Building LFS 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 tastes and needs. |
17 | | "[wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin] ''yourenvdir'' initenv" created |
18 | | a new Trac environment, containing a default set of wiki pages and some sample |
19 | | data. This newly created environment also contains |
20 | | [wiki:TracGuide documentation] to help you get started with your project. |
| 11 | === Building LFS produces a very compact Linux system === |
| 12 | When you install a regular distribution, you often end up installing a lot of programs that you would probably never use. They're just sitting there taking up (precious) disk space. It's not hard to get an LFS system installed under 100 MB. Does that still sound like a lot? A few of us have been working on creating a very small embedded LFS system. We installed a system that was just enough to run the Apache web server; total disk space usage was approximately 8 MB. With further stripping, that can be brought down to 5 MB or less. Try that with a regular distribution. |
22 | | You can use [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin] to configure |
23 | | [http://trac.edgewall.com/ Trac] to better fit your project, especially in |
24 | | regard to ''components'', ''versions'' and ''milestones''. |
| 14 | === LFS is extremely flexible === |
| 15 | Building LFS could be compared to a finished house. LFS will give you the skeleton of a house, but it's up to you to install plumbing, electrical outlets, kitchen, bath, wallpaper, etc. You have the ability to turn it into whatever type of system you need it to be, customized completely for you. |
27 | | TracGuide is a good place to start. |
28 | | |
29 | | Enjoy! [[BR]] |
30 | | ''The Trac Team'' |
31 | | |
32 | | == Starting Points == |
33 | | |
34 | | * TracGuide -- Built-in Documentation |
35 | | * [http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/ The Trac project] -- Trac Open Source Project |
36 | | * [http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/wiki/TracFaq Trac FAQ] -- Frequently Asked Questions |
37 | | * TracSupport -- Trac Support |
38 | | |
39 | | For a complete list of local wiki pages, see TitleIndex. |
40 | | |
41 | | Trac is brought to you by [http://www.edgewall.com/ Edgewall Software], |
42 | | providing professional Linux and software development services to clients |
43 | | worldwide. Visit http://www.edgewall.com/ for more information. |
| 20 | A by-the-book LFS system is fairly minimal, but is designed to provide a strong base on which you can add any packages you want. See the BLFS project for a selection of commonly used packages. Who's who: |
| 21 | * Project Leader: Gerard Beekmans |
| 22 | * Project Co-leader: Matthew Burgess |
| 23 | * Editor: Jim Gifford |
| 24 | * Editor: Jeremy Huntwork |
| 25 | * Editor: Archaic |
| 26 | * Editor: Ken Moffat |
| 27 | * XML/XSL Editor: Manuel Canales Esparcia |
| 28 | * Toolchain Maintainer: Ryan Oliver |
| 29 | * Bootscripts Maintainer: Nathan Coulson |
| 30 | * Plus numerous people who contribute to the book and its side projects. |