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diff --git a/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml b/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml index f2a6bf127..5bc5c2205 100644 --- a/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml @@ -15,27 +15,25 @@ still need to actually enable these protocols in the kernel. What you do here is merely telling the programs to be able to use those protocols, but it's up to the kernel to make them available to the system.</para> -<para>If you intend to accept the default settings, you may skip -the questions generated by <emphasis>make</emphasis> by runing -<userinput>yes "" | make</userinput>.</para> - <para>Compile the package:</para> <para><screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen></para> +<para>If you intend to accept the default settings, you may skip +the questions generated by <emphasis>make</emphasis> by runing +<userinput>yes "" | make</userinput> instead.</para> + <para>Finish installing the package:</para> <para><screen><userinput>make update</userinput></screen></para> <para>The <emphasis>update</emphasis> option to <userinput>make</userinput> works similarly to the <emphasis>install</emphasis> option, with one -exception: it doesn't make backups of files it's replacing. One of the -things net-tools replaces is sh-utils's version of /bin/hostname -(net-tools's version is far better than sh-utils's version).</para> +exception: it doesn't make backups of files it's replacing.</para> -<para>Also, if you decide to reinstall this package at some point in the -future, a make update won't backup all the files from a previous net-tools -installation.</para> +<para>If you decide to reinstall this package at some point in the +future, a <userinput>make update</userinput> won't backup all the files +from a previous net-tools installation.</para> </sect2> |