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diff --git a/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml b/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml index 7fb66dde5..585fa4f05 100644 --- a/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml @@ -6,5 +6,23 @@ <para><screen><userinput>make && make update</userinput></screen></para> +<para>If you want to accept all the default answers, you can run these +commands instead:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>yes "" | make && +make update</userinput></screen></para> + +<para>If you don't know what to answer to all the questions asked during +the <userinput>make</userinput> phase, then just accept the defaults, which +will be just in fine in the majority of the cases. What you are asked here +are a bunch of questions relating to the kind of network protocols that you +have enabled in your kernel.</para> + +<para>The default answers will enable the tools from this package to work +with the most common protocols such as TCP, PPP and a bunch of others. You +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 it available to the system.</para> + </sect2> |