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diff --git a/appendixa/kernel-desc.xml b/appendixa/kernel-desc.xml index aeb0dd4e7..d08bd8f2b 100644 --- a/appendixa/kernel-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/kernel-desc.xml @@ -11,16 +11,17 @@ <para>The Linux kernel is at the core of every Linux system. It's what makes Linux tick. When a computer is turned on and boots a Linux system, the very first piece of Linux software that gets loaded is the kernel. The -kernel initializes the system's hardware components such as serial -ports, parallel ports, sound cards, network cards, IDE controllers, SCSI -controllers and a lot more. In a nutshell the kernel makes the hardware -available so that the software can run.</para></sect4> +kernel initializes the system's hardware components: serial ports, parallel +ports, sound cards, network cards, IDE controllers, SCSI controllers and a +lot more. In a nutshell the kernel makes the hardware available so that the +software can run.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>linux kernel headers</title> -<para>These are the files we copy to /usr/include/{linux,asm} in chapter -5. They should match those which glibc was compiled against and so -should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be replaced when upgrading the kernel. -They are essential for compiling many programs.</para></sect4> +<para>These are the files we copy to +<filename>/usr/include/{linux,asm}</filename> in chapter 5. They should +match those which glibc was compiled against and therefore should +<emphasis>not</emphasis> be replaced when upgrading the kernel. They are +essential for compiling many programs.</para></sect4> </sect3> |