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diff --git a/chapter01/how.xml b/chapter01/how.xml index 70b06af01..fd6d20761 100644 --- a/chapter01/how.xml +++ b/chapter01/how.xml @@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ <para> We are going to build the LFS system by using an already installed Linux -distribution such as Debian, SuSE, Slackware, Mandrake, RedHat, etc. You -don't need to have any kind of bootdisk. We will use an existing Linux +distribution such as Debian, SuSE, Slackware, Mandrake, RedHat, etc. There +is no need to have any kind of bootdisk. We will use an existing Linux system as the base (since we need a compiler, linker, text editor, and other tools). </para> <para> -If you don't have Linux installed yet, you won't be able to put this -book to use right away. I suggest you first install a Linux -distribution. It really doesn't matter which one you install. It also +If Linux was not installed yet, it is not possible to put this +book to use right away. I suggest to first install a Linux +distribution. It really doesn't matter which one is installed. It also doesn't need to be the latest version, though it shouldn't be too old. -If it is about a year old or newer it should do just fine. You will save -yourself a lot of trouble if your normal system uses glibc-2.1 or newer. +If it is about a year old or newer it should do just fine. It will save +a lot of trouble if your normal system uses glibc-2.1 or newer. Libc5 isn't supported by this book, though it isn't impossible to use a -libc5 system if you have no choice. +libc5 system if there is no choice. </para> </sect1> |