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The lfs-apps list discussed the compilation and configuration of software that's not used in this book. The list is mainly used when you have problems installing software on an LFS system when you don't have problems compiling it on your normal distribution. It's not that LFS is incompatible with "normal" distributions but just the fact that you might be missing support-software that programs need or need to configure a few things on your new LFS system. The people on this list can help you with those issues.
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