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diff --git a/chapter06/ed-inst.xml b/chapter06/ed-inst.xml index c588b1f2a..ed397e2a1 100644 --- a/chapter06/ed-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/ed-inst.xml @@ -1,6 +1,11 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Ed</title> +<para>Ed is an optional package. The only program on a normal LFS system +that uses ed is patch. But these days, ed patch files are quite rare in +favour of the diff format patch files. So, if you personally have no +need to use ed, you can skip it.</para> + <para>Install Ed by running the following commands:</para> <para><screen><userinput>cp buf.c buf.c.backup &&</userinput> |