Introduction

Initially I wanted to go through linux-from-scratch in a Virtual Machine. Unfortunately that didn't play well as:

• emulating x86_64 architecture on Apple Silicon sucks
• I could use arm64 distro image in UTM, but I'd probably need to figure out architecture-related details on my own, as LFS does not cover these
  • I've even installed Ubuntu Server for arm64 in a VM and the experience was bad from the very beginning.

Instead of this, I opted for an older Dell Latitude E6400 computer lying around. I've installed Manjaro Linux as a host for building my LFS.

I've partitioned my SSD in such way:

• /boot (200MB) - recommended by LFS handbook
• / (30GB) - Manjaro Linux (the build or host partition)
• /home (50GB) - shared home to use in both Manjaro and LFS
• /mnt/lfs (30GB) - LFS target partition

I've also installed and configured openssh so I can use my Keychron instead of this clunky old laptop keyboard. Building LFS is done in CLI anyway.

Key assumptions ​

What I want to build doesn't have to be usable. I'll be happy if it will boot at all. That being said, I won't look for community-driven security patches, GUIs, auditing the packages I'm adding to my build etc, etc.

Maybe, at some point, I'll take a look at Beyond LFS, but not necessarily these Christmas.

Also, I won't describe every option for building the tools in the process, but if something catches my eye, I'll briefly explain it.