[lfs-announce] LFS and BLFS Version 8.1 are released

The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of LFS
Version 8.1, LFS Version 8.1 (systemd), BLFS Version 8.1, and BLFS Version
8.1 (systemd).

This release is a major update to both LFS and BLFS.

The LFS release includes updates to glibc-2.26, binutils-2.29, and
gcc-7.2.0. In total, 32 packages were updated, fixes made to bootscripts,
and changes to text have been made throughout the book.

The BLFS version includes approximately 900 packages beyond the base Linux
From Scratch Version 8.1 book. This release has over 885 updates from the
previous version including numerous text and formatting changes.

Thanks for this release goes to many contributors. Notably:

DJ Lucas
Pierre Labastie
Ken Moffat
Douglas Reno

You can read the books online[0]-[3], or download[4]-[7] to read locally.

Please direct any comments about this release to the LFS development
team at lfs-dev@linuxfromscratch.org or blfs-dev@linuxfromscratch.org.
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-- Bruce Dubbs
LFS

[0] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/8.1/
[1] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.1/
[2] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/8.1-systemd/
[3] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.1-systemd/

[4] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/8.1/
[5] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/downloads/8.1/
[6] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/8.1-systemd/
[7] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/downloads/8.1-systemd/
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