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author | Thomas Balu Walter <tw@itreff.de> | 2001-03-16 22:22:33 +0000 |
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committer | Thomas Balu Walter <tw@itreff.de> | 2001-03-16 22:22:33 +0000 |
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diff --git a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml index bf319af93..f1b3c02ec 100644 --- a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml +++ b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml @@ -4,18 +4,19 @@ <para> Before we can build our new Linux system, we need to have an empty Linux partition on which we can build our new system. I recommend a partition size -of around 750 MB. This gives you enough space to store all the tarballs and +of around 750 MB. This gives enough space to store all the tarballs and to compile all packages without worrying running out of the necessary -temporary disk space. If you already have a Linux Native partition available, -you can skip this subsection. +temporary disk space. If a Linux Native partition is already available, +this subsection can be skipped. </para> <para> -Start the cfdisk program (or another fdisk like program you prefer) with the -appropriate hard disk as the option (like /dev/hda if you want to create a -new partition on the primary master IDE disk). Create a Linux Native -partition, write the partition table and exit the cfdisk program. Remember -what your new partition's designation is. It could be something +The cfdisk program (or another fdisk like program the user prefers) is +started with the +appropriate hard disk as the option (like /dev/hda if he wants to create a +new partition on the primary master IDE disk). He creates a Linux Native +partition, writes the partition table and exits the cfdisk program. +The new partition's designation should be remembered. It could be something like hda11 (as it is in my case). This newly created partition will be referred to as the LFS partition in this book. </para> |