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diff --git a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml index dd267a7ec..e4c6fe9b5 100644 --- a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml +++ b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml @@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ <title>Creating a new partition</title> <para> +First, let me tell you that it is possible to build LFS on only one partition, +which is where your original distribution is installed. This is not recommended +if it is the first time you try LFS, but may be useful if you are short on disk +space. If you feel brave, take a look at the <ulink +url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/OnePartitionHint.txt">one +partition hint</ulink>. +</para> + +<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 at least 750 MB. This gives enough space to store all the tarballs and |