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Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Fri May 20 02:03:39 UTC 2005
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Author: pfrields
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Modified Files:
fedora-install-guide-diskpartitioning-en.xml
fedora-install-guide-installtypes-en.xml
fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml
Log Message:
2d round style edits and more precise (?) tagging
Index: fedora-install-guide-diskpartitioning-en.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-diskpartitioning-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- fedora-install-guide-diskpartitioning-en.xml 13 May 2005 22:03:32 -0000 1.6
+++ fedora-install-guide-diskpartitioning-en.xml 20 May 2005 02:03:37 -0000 1.7
@@ -61,12 +61,11 @@
</para>
<para>
- Next, select the drive(s) you wish to use for Linux partitions.
- If your system contains only one disk, that disk is
- automatically selected. Any drives you select are used for
- Linux partitions according to the option selected above. The
- option selection is global, and you may not select a different
- option for each disk.
+ Next, select any disks you wish to use for Linux partitions. If
+ your system contains only one disk, that disk is automatically
+ selected. Any disks you select are used for Linux partitions
+ according to the option selected above. The option selection is
+ global, and you may not select a different option for each disk.
</para>
<note>
@@ -84,10 +83,9 @@
</para>
<para>
If you remove any existing partitions, the installation program
- asks you to confirm this choice. Once you have reviewed and
- approve of the partition configuration, select
- <guibutton>Next</guibutton> to continue to the next installation
- step. Proceed with <xref
+ asks you to confirm this choice. After you review and approve
+ the partition configuration, select <guibutton>Next</guibutton>
+ to continue to the next installation step. Proceed with <xref
linkend="ch-bootloader"/>.
</para>
@@ -99,8 +97,8 @@
<para>
To manually set up all disk partitions, choose
<guilabel>Manually partition with Disk Druid</guilabel>. Choose
- this method if you require a special partition configuration. If
- you are familiar with how disk partitions and the Linux file
+ this method if you require a special partition configuration.
+ If you are familiar with how disk partitions and the Linux file
system work, move on to <xref linkend="sn-disk-druid"/>.
Otherwise, read <xref linkend="sn-partitioning-general"/>.
</para>
@@ -150,12 +148,16 @@
partition. A file system allows a Linux system to more
effectively organize, search, and retrieve files. The most common
partition type for &FED; is <indexterm>
- <primary>ext3</primary>
+ <primary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem></primary>
<see>file system</see>
</indexterm><indexterm>
<primary>file system</primary>
- <secondary>ext3</secondary>
- </indexterm> <firstterm>ext3</firstterm>. The ext3 file system
+ <secondary
+ sortas="filesystem"><systemitem>ext3</systemitem></secondary>
+ </indexterm> <systemitem
+ class="filesystem"><firstterm>ext3</firstterm></systemitem>.
+ The <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem> file system
provides more robust features for preventing data loss. Most
&FED; administrators choose this type for data partitions.
</para>
@@ -163,8 +165,8 @@
Most partitions have a <indexterm>
<primary>mount point</primary>
</indexterm> <firstterm>mount point</firstterm>. The mount point
- indicates the directory whose contents reside on that partition. A
- partition with no mount point is not accessible by users. Data
+ indicates the directory whose contents reside on that partition.
+ A partition with no mount point is not accessible by users. Data
not located on any other partition resides in the
<filename>/</filename> (or <indexterm>
<primary>partition</primary>
@@ -235,18 +237,20 @@
<title>Disk Druid</title>
<para>
- <application><firstterm>Disk Druid</firstterm></application>
- <indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
<primary>Disk Druid</primary>
- </indexterm> is an interactive program for editing disk
- partitions. Users run it only within the &FC; installation
- system. Disk Druid supports advanced technologies such as
- <firstterm>RAID</firstterm> <indexterm>
+ </indexterm> <application><firstterm>Disk
+ Druid</firstterm></application> is an interactive program for
+ editing disk partitions. Users run it only within the &FC;
+ installation system. Disk Druid supports advanced technologies
+ such as
+ <indexterm>
<primary>RAID</primary>
- </indexterm> and <firstterm>LVM</firstterm>, <indexterm>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>RAID</firstterm> and
+ <indexterm>
<primary>LVM</primary>
- </indexterm> which provide more extensible and reliable data
- storage.
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>LVM</firstterm>, which provide more
+ extensible and reliable data storage.
</para>
<para>
<application>Disk Druid</application> displays the following
@@ -267,14 +271,18 @@
Indicate a size in megabytes for the partition.
</para>
<note>
- <title>Some Partitions Not Allowed</title>
+ <title>Illegal Partitions</title>
<para>
- The <filename>/bin</filename>, <filename>/dev</filename>,
- <filename>/etc</filename>, <filename>/lib</filename>,
- <filename>/proc</filename>, <filename>/root</filename>,
- and <filename>/sbin</filename> directories may not be used
- for separate partitions in <application>Disk
- Druid</application>. These directories reside on the
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>partition</primary>
+ <secondary>illegal</secondary>
+ </indexterm> The <filename>/bin</filename>,
+ <filename>/dev</filename>, <filename>/etc</filename>,
+ <filename>/lib</filename>, <filename>/proc</filename>,
+ <filename>/root</filename>, and <filename>/sbin</filename>
+ directories may not be used for separate partitions in
+ <application>Disk Druid</application>. These directories
+ reside on the
<indexterm>
<primary>partition</primary>
<secondary>root</secondary>
@@ -305,7 +313,7 @@
<term><guilabel>Fixed size</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Use a fixed size, as close to your entry as possible.
+ Use a fixed size as close to your entry as possible.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -329,7 +337,7 @@
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<note>
- <title>Partition sizes</title>
+ <title>Partition Sizes</title>
<para>
The actual partition on the disk may be slightly smaller
or larger than your choice. Disk geometry issues cause
@@ -390,22 +398,31 @@
<para>
You may not label Windows partitions that use the
<indexterm>
- <primary>NTFS</primary>
+ <primary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">NTFS</systemitem></primary>
<see>file system</see>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>file system</primary>
- <secondary>NTFS</secondary>
- </indexterm> NTFS file system with a mount point in the
- &FC; installer. You may label <indexterm>
- <primary>vfat</primary>
+ <secondary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">NTFS</systemitem></secondary>
+ </indexterm> <systemitem
+ class="filesystem">NTFS</systemitem> file system with a
+ mount point in the &FC; installer. You may label
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem></primary>
<see>file system</see>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>file system</primary>
- <secondary>vfat</secondary>
- </indexterm> <firstterm>vfat</firstterm> (FAT-16 or
- FAT-32) partitions with a mount point.
+ <secondary><systemitem
+ class="filesystem">vfat</systemitem></secondary>
+ </indexterm> <systemitem
+ class="filesystem"><firstterm>vfat</firstterm></systemitem>
+ (<systemitem class="filesystem">FAT16</systemitem> or
+ <systemitem class="filesystem">FAT32</systemitem>)
+ partitions with a mount point.
</para>
</note>
<para>
@@ -543,10 +560,10 @@
You may not remove a physical volume from a volume group if
doing so would leave insufficient space for that group's
logical volumes. Take, for example, a volume group made up
- of two 5 GB LVM physical volume partitions, which contains an
- 8 GB logical volume. The installer would not allow you to
- remove either of the component physical volumes, since that
- would leave only 5 GB in the group for an 8 GB logical
+ of two 5 GB LVM physical volume partitions, which contains
+ an 8 GB logical volume. The installer would not allow you
+ to remove either of the component physical volumes, since
+ that would leave only 5 GB in the group for an 8 GB logical
volume. If you reduce the total size of any logical volumes
appropriately, you may then remove a physical volume from
the volume group.
Index: fedora-install-guide-installtypes-en.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-installtypes-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- fedora-install-guide-installtypes-en.xml 12 May 2005 22:27:31 -0000 1.4
+++ fedora-install-guide-installtypes-en.xml 20 May 2005 02:03:37 -0000 1.5
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@
<title>Installation Types</title>
<para>
- An <firstterm>installation type</firstterm> is a label that roughly
- describes how you will use your &FED; system. Several installation
- types are already defined in the &FC; installation program. Choose
- the appropriate installation type to streamline the installation
- process if you are a beginner. The installation program makes some
- choices for you based on the type you select. These choices include
- partitioning of your hard disks, and software packages to be
- installed. All installation types allow you to customize these
- selections.
+ An <indexterm>
+ <primary>installation type</primary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>installation type</firstterm> is a label
+ that roughly describes how you will use your &FED; system. Several
+ installation types are already defined in the &FC; installation
+ program. Choose the appropriate installation type to streamline the
+ installation process if you are a beginner. The installation
+ program makes some choices for you based on the type you select.
+ These choices include partitioning of your hard disks, and software
+ packages to be installed. All installation types allow you to
+ customize these selections.
</para>
<section id="ch-choosing-installtype">
@@ -35,37 +37,55 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>
- The default installation type is a <guilabel>Personal
- Desktop</guilabel>. It provides a graphical working environment
- with an office suite, Internet applications and multimedia
- software.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- A <guilabel>Workstation</guilabel> installation includes the
- software installed on a <guilabel>Personal Desktop</guilabel>, and
- adds software for development and systems administration. Choose
- this installation type if you plan to compile software from source
- code.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- A <guilabel>Server</guilabel> installation provides network
- servers such as the Apache Web server and the Samba suite of
- services, and administration tools. The
- <guilabel>Server</guilabel> installation type provides no
- graphical environment by default.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> installation type does not provide
- any disk partitioning layout for you. It also does not include
- any additional software beyond a <guilabel>Personal
- Desktop</guilabel>. If you perform a <guilabel>Custom</guilabel>
- installation, the installation program will present dialogs for
- these selections during the installation process.
- </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Personal Desktop</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This is the default installation type. It provides a
+ graphical working environment with an office suite, Internet
+ applications and multimedia software.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Workstation</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This installation type includes the software installed on a
+ <guilabel>Personal Desktop</guilabel>, and adds software for
+ development and systems administration. Choose this
+ installation type if you plan to compile software from
+ source code.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Server</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This installation type provides network servers such as the
+ Apache Web server and the Samba suite of services, and
+ administration tools. This installation type provides no
+ graphical environment by default.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Custom</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This installation type does not provide any disk
+ partitioning layout for you. It also does not include any
+ additional software beyond a <guilabel>Personal
+ Desktop</guilabel>. If you perform a
+ <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> installation, the installation
+ program will present dialogs for these selections during the
+ installation process.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
<para>
Click <guibutton>Next</guibutton> once you have made a selection.
@@ -77,13 +97,54 @@
<title>Special Considerations</title>
<para>
- All &FC; installations include email (SMTP), file sharing (NFS),
- printing (CUPS) and remote login (SSH) services. Some automated
- processes on your &FED; system use the email service to send
- reports and messages to the system administrator. By default, the
- email and printing services do not accept connections from other
- systems. If you want your &FED; system to function as an email or
- print server, you may configure it after installation.
+ All &FC; installations include the following network services:
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ email through <indexterm>
+ <primary>SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)</primary>
+ </indexterm> <firstterm>SMTP</firstterm> (Simple Mail Transfer
+ Protocol)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>NFS (Network File System)</primary>
+ <secondary>service installed</secondary>
+ </indexterm> network file sharing through NFS (Network File
+ System)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)</primary>
+ </indexterm> printing through <firstterm>CUPS</firstterm>
+ (Common UNIX Printing System)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>SSH (Secure SHell)</primary>
+ </indexterm> remote login through <firstterm>SSH</firstterm>
+ (Secure SHell)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ Some automated processes on your &FED; system use the email
+ service to send reports and messages to the system administrator.
+ By default, the email and printing services do not accept
+ connections from other systems. Although &FED; connects to NFS
+ services on other systems, the NFS <emphasis>sharing</emphasis>
+ component is disabled by default. You may configure your &FED;
+ system after installation to offer email, NFS or print services.
+ The SSH service is enabled by default.
</para>
<tip>
@@ -94,10 +155,9 @@
<guilabel>Package Group Selection</guilabel> screen, select the
<guilabel>Minimal</guilabel> package group. The only services
included in a <guilabel>Minimal</guilabel> installation are
- printing, email (SMTP), secure remote login (SSH), and network
- file access (NFS). This type of installation may be useful for
- firewalls or other specialized systems on which limited service
- is an advantage.
+ email, printing, NFS, and SSH. This type of installation may be
+ useful for firewalls or other specialized systems on which
+ limited service is an advantage.
</para>
</tip>
Index: fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml,v
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retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml 18 May 2005 23:37:30 -0000 1.8
+++ fedora-install-guide-other-instmethods-en.xml 20 May 2005 02:03:37 -0000 1.9
@@ -58,11 +58,14 @@
<title>Installation from a Network Server</title>
<para>
- You may install &FC; from a network server using FTP, HTTP, or NFS
- protocols. <!-- These installation methods require a properly
- configured server. Setting up an installation server is detailed
- in a separate tutorial. [This comment can be removed when the
- tutorial exists. - PWF.] -->
+ You may install &FC; from a network server using FTP, HTTP, or
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>NFS (Network File System)</primary>
+ <secondary>install from</secondary>
+ </indexterm> NFS protocols. <!-- These installation methods
+ require a properly configured server. Setting up an installation
+ server is detailed in a separate tutorial. [This comment can be
+ removed when the tutorial exists. - PWF.] -->
</para>
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