install-guide/devel/en_US new-users.xml,1.17,1.18
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sat Apr 19 15:57:39 UTC 2008
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv32407
Modified Files:
new-users.xml
Log Message:
- indentation fixes
- small style fixes
- clarify new bootable CD/USB images
- clarify where i386 is useful
- fix filenames
Index: new-users.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US/new-users.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18
--- new-users.xml 11 Mar 2008 14:55:00 -0000 1.17
+++ new-users.xml 19 Apr 2008 15:57:37 -0000 1.18
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
<tip>
<title>Additional Help</title>
<para>If you have trouble with this chapter, you may be able to find
- help by visiting the Fedora Forums at <ulink
- url="http://www.fedoraforum.org/"/></para>
+ help by visiting the Fedora Forums at <ulink
+ url="http://www.fedoraforum.org/"/>.</para>
</tip>
<section id="sn-howto-download">
<title>How Do I Download Installation Files?</title>
@@ -33,24 +33,19 @@
<para>A full set of the installable software on DVD media</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>A Live image that you can use to try
- &DISTRO;, and install it to your system if you like it</para>
+ <para>Live images that you can use to try &DISTRO;, and install
+ to your system if you like</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Minimal boot CD and USB flash disk images that allows you
- to install over an Internet connection</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>A reduced-size rescue CD image that allows you to install
- over an Internet connection, and fix problems with
- malfunctioning &DISTRO; systems</para>
+ <para>Reduced-size bootable CD and USB flash disk images you can
+ use to install over an Internet connection</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Source code on DVD media</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Most users want either the Live image or the full set of
- installable software on DVD. The minimal boot CD image is
+ installable software on DVD or CDs. The reduced bootable images are
suitable for users who have a fast Internet connection and only
want to install &DISTRO; on one computer. Source code discs are
not used for installing &DISTRO;, but are useful to experienced
@@ -129,11 +124,11 @@
url="http://www.bittorrent.com/download/"/> to download it.
BitTorrent client software is available for Windows, Mac OS,
Linux, and many other operating systems.</para>
- <para>You do not need to find a special mirror for BitTorrent
+ <para>You do not need to find a special mirror for BitTorrent
files. The BitTorrent protocol ensures that your computer
participates in a nearby group. To download and use the &DISTRO;
BitTorrent files, visit <ulink
- url="http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/"/>.</para>
+ url="http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/"/>.</para>
<tip>
<title>Minimal Boot Images</title>
<para>Minimal boot CD and USB flash disk images are not
@@ -180,7 +175,7 @@
<title><systemitem>i386</systemitem> Works for Most Windows
Compatible Computers</title>
<para>If you are unsure what type of processor your computer has,
- and you are not using an Apple Macintosh, choose
+ and you are not using a non-Intel based Apple Macintosh, choose
<systemitem>i386</systemitem>.</para>
</tip>
</section>
@@ -191,7 +186,7 @@
<para>The architecture type appears in the name of the downloadable
files for each &DISTRO; distribution. For example, the file for
the DVD distribution of &DISTRO; &DISTROVER; for x86_64 is named
- <filename>&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-x86_64-DVD.iso</filename>. Refer to
+ <filename>&DISTRO;-&DISTROVER;-x86_64-DVD.iso</filename>. Refer to
<xref
linkend="sn-which-arch"/> if you are unsure of your computer's
architecture.</para>
@@ -216,7 +211,7 @@
computer supports booting from CD, you can boot the
operating system without making any changes to your hard
disk. The Live image also provides an "Install to Hard Disk"
- menu option. If you decide you like what you see, and want
+ desktop shortcut. If you decide you like what you see, and want
to install it, simply activate the selection to copy
&DISTRO; to your hard disk. You can download the Live image
directly from a mirror, or using BitTorrent.</para>
@@ -269,16 +264,8 @@
<filename>&FEDLC;/linux/releases/&DISTROVER;/Live/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/iso/&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-KDE-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>-Live.iso</filename></seg>
</seglistitem>
<seglistitem>
- <seg>Minimal CD boot media</seg>
- <seg><filename>&FEDLC;/linux/releases/&DISTROVER;/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/boot.iso</filename></seg>
- </seglistitem>
- <seglistitem>
- <seg>Minimal USB boot media</seg>
- <seg><filename>&FEDLC;/linux/releases/&DISTROVER;/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/diskboot.img</filename></seg>
- </seglistitem>
- <seglistitem>
- <seg>Rescue CD boot media</seg>
- <seg><filename>&FEDLC;/linux/releases/&DISTROVER;/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/iso/&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>-rescuecd.iso</filename></seg>
+ <seg>Minimal CD or USB boot media</seg>
+ <seg><filename>&FEDLC;/linux/releases/&DISTROVER;/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/boot.iso</filename> or <filename>&FEDLC;/linux/releases/&DISTROVER;/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/iso/&FCX;-&DISTROVER;-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>-netinst.iso</filename></seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
</section>
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