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author | Manuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2006-01-11 20:21:38 +0000 |
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committer | Manuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2006-01-11 20:21:38 +0000 |
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diff --git a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml index d6441124a..612d1c3cf 100644 --- a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml +++ b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml @@ -1,55 +1,55 @@ <?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—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—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> |