# Instructions and scripts to automate the process of building a LFS system #

- install host requirements

on debian based systems:

```Console
sudo apt -y install m4 bison texinfo build-essential &&
sudo dpkg-reconfigure dash
```

on rhel based systems:

```Console
sudo dnf -y install gcc g++ make m4 bison byacc patch texinfo
```

- check host requirements

```Console
bash version-check.sh
```

edit vars.sh to set the desired parallel JOBS for compiling

proceed with the LFS chapters:

- 2.5. Creating a File System on the Partition
- 2.6. Setting The $LFS Variable
- 2.7. Mounting the New Partition
- 3.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Creating a Limited Directory Layout in the LFS Filesystem
- 4.3. Adding the LFS User
- 4.4. Setting Up the Environment

copy the scripts into /mnt/lfs/sources

- as the lfs user from within the sources directory run chap5-6.sh

- when prompted logout the lfs user and as the root user from within the sources
directory run chap7p1.sh

- when prompted from within the sources directory from within the chroot
environment run chap7p2.sh

- when prompted run chap8p1.sh and chap8p2.sh

when prompted continue with the LFS chapters:

- 10.2. Creating the /etc/fstab File
- 10.3. Linux-6.1.11
- 10.4. Using GRUB to Set Up the Boot Process
- 11.1. The End