#linux from scratch

[nixcraft]

I just installed LFS (Linux From Scratch). It only took me three weeks, 1000 cups of coffee, and a complete mental breakdown. 🙃

[distrochooser]

Currently installing LFS on an eMachine from 2007 just to feel something.

[sira0909]

Now that it’s the weekend I’m finally gonna do lfs

[zeckma]

autism

(lfs w/ glibc-2.39 and mixed version of packages to ensure a proper working system, plus wifi access [no gnat/gcc-ada or mingw-w64 quite yet], and i streamed it all on my youtube channel)

[felitgechipmunk]

i have done it

the linux flavored linux lives now

[rhinorapscallion]

I may or may not have found a Linux distribution that, instead of giving you an installer or liveISO to install from, it gives you a PDF telling you how to install everything from scratch, compiled from source.

I’m about to lose a sizable portion of my free time.

[gnome-de-official]

Heyyy I’m also right in the middle of this on a barely faster machine — just did gcc pass 2 in 12 minutes

It’s been a good experience so far and it’s going to take me a few more days

Linux from scratch

Finally making my own post for once!!!

decided I would get a bit silly and over the last two days installed linux from scratch, and it was quite an experience. here we are though!!

security? strong passwords?? user access controls??? what are those /s

my install was pretty boring probably except for having to do a few more things to use the nvme drive that my laptop has and configuring uefi instead of mbr, both of which became problems later down the line unexpectedly, i feel like i learnt a lot from doing this and i hope ill never have to compile gcc again

(i got neofetch to run on it :3)

@lfs-official haii idk if you want to see this but im tagging you anyway

[linuxiarzepl]

LFS 12.0

Została wydana nowa wersja otwarto-źródłowej książki Linux From Scratch 12.0 https://linuxiarze.pl/linux-from-scratch-12-0/

[dexaroth]

i have to code an entire configurable simulated cache memory for a college assignment and make multiple reports with graphs for performance comparisons with citations in formal book formatting on top of having to learn new content for this specific class later AND study for the next two tests PLUS the content of the other class with its own content. due june 29th

I'm so fucked. I'm done for. I'm too fucking stupid for this. leave me to die in peace. I'm already crumbling as I type

[go-learn-esperanto]

The only reason I have Windows on my PC is because Honkai Star Rail doesn't run on Linux. I'm not even complaining they didn't make a Linux installer, the problem is that because of the fucking anti-cheats, ON A SINGLE PLAYER GAME, I can't run Proton or Wine properly.

I fucking hate this. I can't believe it's literally the only reason.

Yeah, I could try the Linux Installer made by fans... And risk losing my years of progress in my account after being banned.

This sucks. Mihoyo please. You are the only thing keeping me from only having a Linux distro (now Mint. I changed from Ubuntu to Mint Cinnamon) instead of having dual booting in two, well actually 3 disks! Because I have a separate disk just for the damn game files because Windows occupies too much space and so does the damn game!!!! They can't fit together in the same SSD!!!!

Just stop making anti-cheats so insane they're considered spyware! It's a single player game! Who the fuck cares????

[gnome-de-official]

Ahh I see. Yes, compilers do be error quite often

I’m probably no better at compiling, as I’ve only really used gcc for an attempt at LFS, during which I simply typed in what the manual said to type line by line, without actually paying attention and learning from it

That attempt failed when my computer shut off while compiling stuff and actually did some serious damage to my main install, not just to the new LFS one. Luckily it was very recoverable and on a secondary computer

As always, apple can go die in a hole in terms of their closed-sourceness (using an iPhone rn, but not really willingly). I didn’t really expect that there would be any straightforward way to get it running properly, but it was worth the suggestion

Hope you find a fun project for her!

PS. The ‘#impostor syndrome’ tag is so real. I think it’s a much more prevalent issue in the modern tech world because everyone only presents the best and braggiest parts of their life without talking about the years of struggle and practice that got them there. I’ve been programming since early-ish childhood and still wouldn’t say that I’m good at it. I make things that work 90% of the time, but even that is a semi-recent development. Keep working on what makes you happy, and don’t worry about what other people think or can do!

Guys, my workplace gifted me a macbook pro (the one I formerly forced @ubuntu-official on) and now that she's really mine forever and I don't mind any data loss, please give me some ideas on what I can do to her :3

Stats down below:

Stats: Macbook Pro 13,3 | A1707 | 2016 info_dump.txt (Pastebin) - contains all hardware info 12.7.6 Monterey. No app store, no xcode, no support from Apple.

Ubuntu barely boots, Kubuntu even less, and even then most of the time the display blacks out right away after boot or after just ONE ACTION. The system "techinically works" as there are things on the screen, but THERE IS NO SCREEN for me to see. Display dies.

I kinda wanna do things to work. Play some games with someone and have a little tinker station when I'm on the go

Poor thing is beaten and hurt, her battery is moody and her touch bar numb. One port is broken and Linux kills her wifi and ability to speak. (There is a patch to enable sound but it either that or the broken network driver made the display issue worse somehow??? Windows works up to Windows 10(needs boot camp drivers and at that point I could just use Boot Camp and debloat afterwards))

Oh yeah, and liquid damage :/

[himejoshibutch]

nvm guys im just stupid lol

[luulapants]

25 ways to be a little more punk in 2025

Cut fast fashion - buy used, learn to mend and/or make your own clothes, buy fewer clothes less often so you can save up for ethically made quality

Cancel subscriptions - relearn how to pirate media, spend $10/month buying a digital album from a small artist instead of on Spotify, stream on free services since the paid ones make you watch ads anyway

Green your community - there's lots of ways to do this, like seedbombing or joining a community garden or organizing neighborhood trash pickups

Be kind - stop to give directions, check on stopped cars, smile at kids, let people cut you in line, offer to get stuff off the high shelf, hold the door, ask people if they're okay

Intervene - learn bystander intervention techniques and be prepared to use them, even if it feels awkward

Get closer to your food - grow it yourself, can and preserve it, buy from a farmstand, learn where it's from, go fishing, make it from scratch, learn a new ingredient

Use opensource software - try LibreOffice, try Reaper, learn Linux, use a free Photoshop clone. The next time an app tries to force you to pay, look to see if there's an opensource alternative

Make less trash - start a compost, be mindful of packaging, find another use for that plastic, make it a challenge for yourself!

Get involved in local politics - show up at meetings for city council, the zoning commission, the park district, school boards; fight the NIMBYs that always show up and force them to focus on the things impacting the most vulnerable folks in your community

DIY > fashion - shake off the obsession with pristine presentation that you've been taught! Cut your own hair, use homemade cosmetics, exchange mani/pedis with friends, make your own jewelry, duct tape those broken headphones!

Ditch Google - Chromium browsers (which is almost all of them) are now bloated spyware, and Google search sucks now, so why not finally make the jump to Firefox and another search like DuckDuckGo? Or put the Wikipedia app on your phone and look things up there?

Forage - learn about local edible plants and how to safely and sustainably harvest them or go find fruit trees and such accessible to the public.

Volunteer - every week tutoring at the library or once a month at the humane society or twice a year serving food at the soup kitchen, you can find something that matches your availability

Help your neighbors - which means you have to meet them first and find out how you can help (including your unhoused neighbors), like elderly or disabled folks that might need help with yardwork or who that escape artist dog belongs to or whether the police have been hassling people sleeping rough

Fix stuff - the next time something breaks (a small appliance, an electronic, a piece of furniture, etc.), see if you can figure out what's wrong with it, if there are tutorials on fixing it, or if you can order a replacement part from the manufacturer instead of trashing the whole thing

Mix up your transit - find out what's walkable, try biking instead of driving, try public transit and complain to the city if it sucks, take a train instead of a plane, start a carpool at work

Engage in the arts - go see a local play, check out an art gallery or a small museum, buy art from the farmer's market

Go to the library - to check out a book or a movie or a CD, to use the computers or the printer, to find out if they have other weird rentals like a seed library or luggage, to use meeting space, to file your taxes, to take a class, to ask question

Listen local - see what's happening at local music venues or other events where local musicians will be performing, stop for buskers, find a favorite artist, and support them

Buy local - it's less convenient than online shopping or going to a big box store that sells everything, but try buying what you can from small local shops in your area

Become unmarketable - there are a lot of ways you can disrupt your online marketing surveillance, including buying less, using decoy emails, deleting or removing permissions from apps that spy on you, checking your privacy settings, not clicking advertising links, and...

Use cash - go to the bank and take out cash instead of using your credit card or e-payment for everything! It's better on small businesses and it's untraceable

Give what you can - as capitalism churns on, normal shmucks have less and less, so think about what you can give (time, money, skills, space, stuff) and how it will make the most impact

Talk about wages - with your coworkers, with your friends, while unionizing! Stop thinking about wages as a measure of your worth and talk about whether or not the bosses are paying fairly for the labor they receive

Think about wealthflow - there are a thousand little mechanisms that corporations and billionaires use to capture wealth from the lower class: fees for transactions, interest, vendor platforms, subscriptions, and more. Start thinking about where your money goes, how and where it's getting captured and removed from our class, and where you have the ability to cut off the flow and pass cash directly to your fellow working class people

[zeckma]

Why, yes, I'm a Linux user! How'd you know?

[arch-official]

I have fucked upt eh system so bad that I am restarting

If I do not post for another five hours, you know why

LFS SYSTEM BUILD

I'll go ahead and post what progress I've made on the lfs system because why not, I'm bored.

right now, as far as the lfs book has gone, I'm working on chapter five. This means that all of the preparations are done and I can start working on the system (although I'll wait until morning for that)

this is what I have on the lfs partition; just a basic file system, not fully furnished.

all of the source code is downloaded and ready to be compiled, just have to get around to doing it.

the lfs user on my computer owns all of these files.

All that I need to do is start cross compiling the temporary tools so I can make the permanent tools needed to actually get started

[felitgechipmunk]

beware

im going to make

a zombie

the lfs livecd shall live again