Please note that SlimCar no longer uses LFS. Instead, it is based on Slackware. This page has been retained as a historical resource.

Linux From Scratch (LFS)

As the name implies, the LFS project is focused on the creation of custom Linux systems, literally from scratch. Typically, you start off with a host Linux system (or the LFS LiveCD∞) and follow the instructions in the LFS Book∞. After several hours of typing commands, choosing software and compiling, you end up with a very minimal Linux system.

SlimCar was built on such a system. Although LFS is typically quite lightweight, the stock installation still consumes over 250 megabytes of disk space. By stripping binaries, removing man pages and documentation and so on, the size of the system can be reduced considerably. With the addition of SqueezeCenter and Rsync, plus a few custom scripts, you have a system perfectly suited to managing your music collection in your car.


Project Homepage: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/∞

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