Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 9.1

Chapter 12. System Utilities

LSB-Tools-0.6

Introduction to LSB-Tools

The LSB-Tools package includes tools for Linux Standards Base (LSB) conformance.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.1 platform.

Package Information

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/LSB-Tools

Installation of LSB-Tools

Install lsb_release by running the following commands: 

python3 setup.py build

Now, as the root user: 

python3 setup.py install --optimize=1

Configuration Information

The configuration for this package was done in LFS. The file /etc/lsb-release should already exist. Be sure that the DISTRIB_CODENAME entry has been set properly.

Contents

Installed Programs: lsb_release, install_initd, and remove_initd
Installed Library: LSB_Tools-0.6-py3.8.egg-info
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/lsb and /usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/lsbtools

Short Descriptions

lsb_release

is a script to give LSB data.

install_initd

is a script to activate SysV startup scripts.

remove_initd

is a script to deactivate SysV startup scripts.

Last updated on 2020-02-21 09:11:06 -0800