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Current Stable
This is the latest released LFS systemd book, considered stable. Most people will want to read this book.
As a result of bugs and security warnings, please be sure to read both the errata page and the Security Advisories for any modifications needed to the LFS build.
Current Pre-release Version — LFS-13.0-systemd-rc1
This is an upcoming variation of LFS. It will be released as stable in the near future and is in the meantime considered to be under testing. This version uses systemd and the required packages and boot process are significantly different from the older System V based version of LFS. Major components of the book should stay unchanged from day to day, but minor adjustments and bug fixes may be applied while the book undergoes testing.
Current Development
This is the LFS systemd Book in its current development state. While it may provide more features and updated upstream packages than the stable book, it is more prone to bugs and security vulnerabilities. Use with care.
Prior versions of LFS
The prior System V version of LFS is no longer maintained.
You can read the most recent stable book and Security Advisories at the URLs below.
Current Status
This is the System V LFS Book in its current form. The build instructions for packages are relatively unchanged when new packages are released and most of the instructions are common with the systemd book above. However the package instructions have not been validated for the System V environment.
Translations
The LFS book has been translated in various languages. Note that these translations were done by volunteers and may contain translation errors which the LFS team cannot control. In that case, contact the translator directly.
Please note that all versions of LFS <= 5.1 contain instructions that create an English-only system and therefore will require additional undocumented work (i.e. setting LANG and font) in order for the system to be useful in another language.
If you have translated the LFS book or if you are aware of translations not in this list, please send us an e-mail to the site webmaster with the URL to the translation.
Brazilian Portuguese
Homepage | Download | Multiple versions are available Translated by Jamenson Espindula
Chinese
Website
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LFS 12.4 (sysv)
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LFS 12.4 (systemd)
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LFS 13.0-rc1 (systemd)
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LFS development (systemd)
Translated by Xi Ruoyao
If you find any issue or potential improvement of the translation,
please report to
the issue tracker
of the the GitHub repository.
LFS 7.7 (systemd) (historical)
Translated by The LCTT Team
LFS 6.2 (historical)
Translated by Jin Buguo(Chapter 0 - 5), ipconfigme(Chapter 6 -7), bobkey(Chapter 8 - 9)
French
Website |
Download |
Stable Version
Translated by Traduc.org
German
Website |
LFS 6.4 (historical)
Translated by Thomas Reitelbach
Italian
Website | LFS 6.0 (historical) | LFS 6.0 (Mirrored)
Translated by ILDP
Website |
LFS 6.1.1 (historical) |
LFS 6.1 (historical) |
LFS 6.0 (historical)
Translated by Giulio Daprelà
Japanese
Website
Translated by Michio Matsuyama
Korean
Website |
LFS 9.1 (historical)
Translated by Jongmin Kim