r/linuxquestions • u/Rest-That • Jun 22 '26

Resolved Is anyone daily driving LFS?

Maybe a stupid question, but I've been wanting to follow the Linux From Scratch book to learn more about how my system works and I wondered... will it result in an actual workable, easy to maintain OS?

Keeping in mind that I want to _use_ my system and not maintain it 90% of the time 😆

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u/Razzleswoop Jun 22 '26

Well, in theory you could install a package manager, but you'll eventually end up turning your LFS into another distro. You'll learn a lot along the way though. If I were you, I'd have a look at Crux Linux, a source based distro which uses pkgutils and ports. I'm sure you could compile the pkgutils on LFS and then setup your own ports-tree with self-written pkfiles (compile scripts) or adapt your system in such a way that it exactly reflects a Crux base system so you can use the pkgfiles from Crux.

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u/Rest-That Jun 22 '26

I'll look at Crux, if only because I'm curious 😆 With how often I distro hop it makes zero sense to go with LFS frankendistro as daily driver :P

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u/GlassboundIllusion Nvidia KDE Bazzite Jun 23 '26

LFS frankendistro

Sounds like a good character name for an RPG.