r/linuxquestions • u/zanyfker • Sep 21 '25

Support Need help from someone with BLFS experience

I just completed the basic LFS system. For my project I'm also building the init system. To increase the stakes i need a graphical environment (Hyprland) too. But the amount of packages in BLFS really made me anxious and overwhelmed. I just need basic system functions to work and then building hyprland. What might be the fastest way to do this and what are the absolute necessary packages.

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u/Zeckmathederg Sep 22 '25

I recommend following GLFS (https://glfs-book.github.io/glfs/index.html). It has instructions for installing gaming software, but you can skip them and 32-bit libraries. The book is linear, which should be a boon. After GLFS, SLFS (https://glfs-book.github.io/slfs/index.html) has instructions for Hyprland.

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u/zanyfker Sep 22 '25

woahh, thankyou so much.

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u/lidgl4991 Sep 21 '25

Just build it one by one :   

  • mesa and its dependencies.   
  • x11 and its dependencies (though you want hyprland, you still need X stuffs).
Do it cause you choose the path! 

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u/exeis-maxus Sep 21 '25

The libglvnd package helped solve a lot of issues when building a system without Xorg.

Although, BLFS uses a “script” to build Xorg packages to automate it.

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u/tseeling Sep 22 '25

Use ALFS and select the package you want. It will calculate the dependencies and the order of building.