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diff --git a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml index d53ad7371..f60d7489e 100644 --- a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml +++ b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This procedure is not recommended for your first LFS install, but if you are short on disk space, and you feel brave, take a look at the hint at <ulink url="&hints-root;lfs_next_to_existing_systems.txt"/>.</para> -<para>For a minimal system you will need a partition of around 1 GB. +<para>For a minimal system you will need a partition of around 1.2 GB. This is enough to store all the source tarballs and compile all the packages. But if you intend to use the LFS system as your primary Linux system, you will probably want to install additional software, and will need more space @@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ The swap partition for your LFS system can be the same one as for your host system, so you won't have to create another if your host system already uses a swap partition.</para> -<para>Start the <userinput>cfdisk</userinput> program with an argument naming -the hard disk upon which the new partition must be created -- for example +<para>Start a disk partitioning program such as <userinput>cfdisk</userinput> +or <userinput>fdisk</userinput> with an argument naming the hard disk upon +which the new partition must be created -- for example <filename>/dev/hda</filename> for the primary IDE disk. Create a Linux native -partition and a swap partition, if needed. Please refer to the man page of -<userinput>cfdisk</userinput> if you don't yet know how to use the program.</para> +partition and a swap partition, if needed. Please refer to the man pages of +<userinput>cfdisk</userinput> or <userinput>fdisk</userinput> if you don't yet +know how to use the programs.</para> <para>Remember the designation of your new partition -- something like <filename>hda5</filename>. This book will refer to it as the LFS partition. |