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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 – 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 – This partition is very |