Bruce Dubbs已经宣布Linux From Scratch 7.9发布。Linux From Scratch社区非常高兴宣布发布 LFS7.9版本和BLFS7.9版本。这个版本对于LFS和BLFS来说都是是一个重大更新。LFS版本包括更新glibc 2.23,Binutils 2.26和GCC 5.3.0，BLFS的改进包括大约Linux From Scratch 7.9版本之外的800个程序包。

更新日志：

• The LFS release includes updates to glibc-2.23, binutils-2.26, and gcc-5.3.0. In total, 25 packages were updated and changes to text have been made throughout the book.

• The BLFS version includes approximately 800 packages beyond the base Linux  From Scratch Version 7.9 book. This release has 597 updates from the previous version including numerous text and formatting changes.

• A major change to BLFS includes the addition of the KDE Plasma 5 desktop. The book now includes 5 desktop environments, 5 separate window managers, three mail servers, 4 graphical and 3 text web browsers, 4 database
  servers, and numerous major and minor user programs and utilities.