LFS vs Gentoo - LinuxQuestions.org
www.linuxquestions.org › lfs-vs-gentoo-396644Mar 27, 2014 · Gentoo is a more true to form source based distribution, but LFS is a true source based distribution. Gentoo is best installed from the Live media rather than Stage 3. Building LFS is neither hard nor difficult. Yes it's reading, but with any proper Linux distribution, you should be reading documentation anyways.
Welcome to Linux From Scratch!
www.linuxfromscratch.orgLinux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own custom Linux system, entirely from source code. Currently, the Linux From Scratch organization consists of the following subprojects: LFS :: Linux From Scratch is the main book, the base from which all other projects are derived. BLFS :: Beyond Linux From Scratch helps you extend your finished LFS installation into a more customized and usable system.
Learning with Linux From Scratch [LWN.net]
https://lwn.net/Articles/8586519.05.2004 · Installing Linux From Scratch is even harder than installing Gentoo: there is no Portage to do the hard work and all compiling has to be done with the classic UNIX tools of configure, make and make install. But this is where the educational value of Linux From Scratch manifests itself.
Learning with Linux From Scratch [LWN.net]
lwn.net › Articles › 85865May 19, 2004 · Linux from Scratch and other basic systems leave off, but it's where Gentoo really begins, as one now chooses the packages for the rest of their system, and compiles and installs them, using Gentoo's source based but automated and dependency checked Portage build system, with its two