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authorMatthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org>2010-03-27 10:36:52 +0000
committerMatthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org>2010-03-27 10:36:52 +0000
commitffe0a2ff35e86bb760cda4383b3684144a94a37f (patch)
treee0e9255ca0529a2f27a26df39f1ba44497392e2c /chapter02
parent7a95c735c8e3bcd673a55b7268e78e5eb1a07a8e (diff)
Fix a few typos. Fixes #2618. Thanks to Chris Staub for the patch.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@9238 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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-rw-r--r--chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml2
-rw-r--r--chapter02/creatingpartition.xml11
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml
index 51fbc1fd7..f7c05250f 100644
--- a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml
+++ b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
high-capacity hard disks, journaling file systems are becoming increasingly
popular. The third extended filesystem (<systemitem
class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>) is a widely used enhancement to
- <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>, which adds journalling
+ <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>, which adds journaling
capabilities and is compatible with the E2fsprogs utilities.
We will create an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
file system. Instructions for creating other file systems can be found at
diff --git a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml
index 33e94f442..48af811ca 100644
--- a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml
+++ b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
<title>Other Partition Issues</title>
<para>Requests for advice on system partitioning are often posted on the LFS mailing
- lists. This is a highly subjective topic. The default size for most distributions
+ lists. This is a highly subjective topic. The default for most distributions
is to use the entire drive with the exception of one small swap partition. This
is not optimal for LFS for several reasons. It reduces flexibility, makes
sharing of data across multiple distributions or LFS builds more difficult, makes
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
<sect3>
<title>The Root Partition</title>
- <para>A root LFS partition (not to be confused with the /root directory) of
+ <para>A root LFS partition (not to be confused with the
+ <filename class="directory">/root</filename> directory) of
ten gigabytes is a good compromise for most systems. It provides enough
space to build LFS and most of BLFS, but is small enough so that multiple
partitions can be easily created for experimentation.</para> </sect3>
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
<title>The Swap Partition</title>
<para>Most distributions automatically create a swap partition. Generally
- the recommneded size of the swap partition is about twice the amount of
+ the recommended size of the swap partition is about twice the amount of
physical RAM, however this is rarely needed. If disk space is limited,
hold the swap partition to two gigabytes and monitor the amount of disk
swapping.</para>
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@
<title>Convenience Partitions</title>
<para>There are several other partitions that are not required, but should
- be considered when designing a disk layout, The following list
+ be considered when designing a disk layout. The following list
is not comprehensive, but is meant as a guide.</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem><para>/tmp &ndash; A separate /tmp directory is rare, but
- useful if coufiguring a thin client. This partition, if used, will
+ useful if configuring a thin client. This partition, if used, will
usually not need to exceed a couple of gigabytes.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>/usr/src &ndash; This partition is very