Linux From Scratch 13.0 now out with the 6.18.10 kernel

Linux fans seeking absolute control over what they run on their hardware can grab version 13.0 of Linux From Scratch. This guide, which has been maintained mostly by Bruce Dubbs in the last decade, arrived in 1999 as a Linux installation and book written by Gerard Beekmans. Often referred to as just "LFS," it allows everyone patient enough to build a system from source so it would include only what the user needs, nothing more.

Compared to version 12.4, LFS 13.0 packs 100 commits. The Linux kernel is now at version 6.18.10, while the list of major changes includes toolchain updates to binutils-2.46 and glibc-2.42. The list of 36 updated packages also includes Python, vim, zlib, expat, openssl, and more. Just as before, two different book versions, namely systemd and SysV, remain available both online and downloadable in various formats for each of the choices below.

In addition to the main book, the Linux From Scratch website also includes BLFS (Beyond Linux From Scratch, diving into a more customized and capable extension of a finished LFS setup), ALFS (Automated Linux From Scratch), MLFS (Multilib Linux From Scratch, for building and executing 32-bit binaries), GLFS (Gaming Linux From Scratch), and SLFS (Supplemental Linux From Scratch, for those who want more than BLFS).