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authorManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2006-01-11 20:21:38 +0000
committerManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2006-01-11 20:21:38 +0000
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
+
<sect1 id="space-creatingpartition">
-<title>Creating a New Partition</title>
-<?dbhtml filename="creatingpartition.html"?>
-
-<para>Like most other operating systems, LFS is usually installed on
-a dedicated partition. The recommended approach to building an LFS
-system is to use an available empty partition or, if you have enough
-unpartitioned space, to create one. However, an LFS system (in
-fact even multiple LFS systems) may also be installed on a partition
-already occupied by another operating system and the different systems
-will co-exist peacefully. The document
-<ulink url="&hints-root;lfs_next_to_existing_systems.txt"/> explains
-how to implement this, whereas this book discusses the method of
-using a fresh partition for the installation.</para>
-
-<para>A minimal system requires a partition of around 1.3 gigabytes
-(GB). This is enough to store all the source tarballs and compile
-the packages. However, if the LFS system is intended to be the primary
-Linux system, additional software will probably be installed which
-will require additional space (2-3 GB). The LFS system itself will
-not take up this much room. A large portion of this requirement
-is to provide sufficient free temporary storage. Compiling
-packages can require a lot of disk space which will be reclaimed after
-the package is installed.</para>
-
-<para>Because there is not always enough Random Access Memory (RAM)
-available for compilation processes, it is a good idea to use a small
-disk partition as swap space. This is used by the kernel to
-store seldom-used data and leave more memory available for active processes.
-The swap partition for an LFS system can be the same as the one used
-by the host system, in which case it is not necessary to create another
-one.</para>
-
-<para>Start a disk partitioning program such as
-<command>cfdisk</command> or <command>fdisk</command> with a command
-line option naming the hard disk on which the new partition will be
-created&mdash;for example <filename class="devicefile">/dev/hda</filename> for
-the primary Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) disk. Create a Linux native
-partition and a swap partition, if needed. Please refer to
-<filename>cfdisk(8)</filename> or <filename>fdisk(8)</filename> if you
-do not yet know how to use the programs.</para>
-
-<para>Remember the designation of the new partition (e.g.,
-<filename class="devicefile">hda5</filename>). This book will refer to this as the LFS
-partition. Also remember the designation of the swap partition. These
-names will be needed later for the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>
-file.</para>
+ <?dbhtml filename="creatingpartition.html"?>
-</sect1>
+ <title>Creating a New Partition</title>
+
+ <para>Like most other operating systems, LFS is usually installed on a
+ dedicated partition. The recommended approach to building an LFS system
+ is to use an available empty partition or, if you have enough unpartitioned
+ space, to create one. However, an LFS system (in fact even multiple LFS
+ systems) may also be installed on a partition already occupied by another
+ operating system and the different systems will co-exist peacefully. The
+ document <ulink url="&hints-root;lfs_next_to_existing_systems.txt"/>
+ explains how to implement this, whereas this book discusses the method of
+ using a fresh partition for the installation.</para>
+
+ <para>A minimal system requires a partition of around 1.3 gigabytes (GB).
+ This is enough to store all the source tarballs and compile the packages.
+ However, if the LFS system is intended to be the primary Linux system,
+ additional software will probably be installed which will require additional
+ space (2-3 GB). The LFS system itself will not take up this much room.
+ A large portion of this requirement is to provide sufficient free temporary
+ storage. Compiling packages can require a lot of disk space which will be
+ reclaimed after the package is installed.</para>
+ <para>Because there is not always enough Random Access Memory (RAM) available
+ for compilation processes, it is a good idea to use a small disk partition as
+ <systemitem class="filesystem">swap</systemitem> space. This is used by the
+ kernel to store seldom-used data and leave more memory available for active
+ processes. The <systemitem class="filesystem">swap</systemitem> partition for
+ an LFS system can be the same as the one used by the host system, in which
+ case it is not necessary to create another one.</para>
+
+ <para>Start a disk partitioning program such as <command>cfdisk</command>
+ or <command>fdisk</command> with a command line option naming the hard
+ disk on which the new partition will be created&mdash;for example
+ <filename class="devicefile">/dev/hda</filename> for the primary Integrated
+ Drive Electronics (IDE) disk. Create a Linux native partition and a
+ <systemitem class="filesystem">swap</systemitem> partition, if needed. Please
+ refer to <filename>cfdisk(8)</filename> or <filename>fdisk(8)</filename> if
+ you do not yet know how to use the programs.</para>
+
+ <para>Remember the designation of the new partition (e.g., <filename
+ class="devicefile">hda5</filename>). This book will refer to this as
+ the LFS partition. Also remember the designation of the <systemitem
+ class="filesystem">swap</systemitem> partition. These names will be
+ needed later for the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file.</para>
+
+</sect1>