Re: testing group -- please test the documentation
===== A =====
Thank you for your letter, pleased to be to any help.
===== B =====
I think the term memory module should stand the test of time, technology
terms like SIMM and DIMM seems to be replaced over time making the
document sounds old.
===== C =====
dbootstrap is fine with me though the binary is still called dinstall.
I just didn't understood the connection.
===== D =====
kbdconfig might be the command we are looking for, it's undocumented but
it let you choose which keyboard layout you want as default on the
console. Sorry to say, /usr/doc/kbd is not for the beginner.
===== E =====
> >7.8 ``Initialize a Linux Partition''
> >It is easy to miss /usr etc. part.
I'd say it is non-intuitive. And we should inform the user about the
current behavior. Yes.
===== F =====
No, I can't help you with that right now.
===== G =====
Ok, I'm to used to installing kernel packages from dselect.
Still, why not skip the /usr/local/src from the tar command line, you
already cd'd there.
Cheers,
/Karl
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On 9 Jan 1999, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
===== A =====
> On Fri, 8 Jan 1999 23:42:14 +0100 (CET), "Karl B. Hammar" <karl@kalle.csb.ki.se> said:
> > Since you asked, read trough starting with install.html.
>
> Excellent.
===== B =====
> I try to refer to memory as 'memory' or 'memory modules'. RAM is a
> pretty generic term too; I've tried to take out talk of SIMMs.
>
> At any rate, I'm not sure what you're suggesting I should add here.
===== C =====
> >> 5.1 Introduction
> No, it's called dbootstrap, even it it might still be named dinstall.
> dinstall is confusing since it's the name of Guy's scripts to install
> stuff from Incoming. Enrique, is this a bug on boot-floppies?
===== D =====
> >> 7.3 ``Configure the Keyboard''
> Oh, I guess I should point them to the relevant package, which I
> *think* is ``kbd''. I'll just tell them to read /usr/doc/kbd/..., ok?
>
> Now it says:
>
> Once the system installation is complete, you'll be able to select a
> keyboard layout from a wider range of choices (read the
> documentation in <file>/usr/doc/kbd/</file> when you've finished
> installing).
===== E =====
> >> 7.8 ``Initialize a Linux Partition''
> > It is very easy to miss that part (initialize the other partitions).
> > It is too easy just to press enter and totaly miss the /usr, etc.
> > partitions.
>
> Hmm, you might want to file a bug against boot-floppies, then. It
> looks like I cover this in the documentation, no?
===== F =====
> >> 7.18 Select and install programs
>
> > This section do need a facelift.
>
> Yes, any particular comments?
===== G =====
> >> 8.3 Compiling a New Kernel
>
> >> Hereafter, we'll assume your kernel source is located in
> >> /usr/local/src and we that your kernel version is 2.0.36. Change
> >> your directory to where you want to unpack the kernel sources (cd
> >> /usr/local/src), extract the kernel sources (tar >xzf
> >> /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.36.tar.gz), change your directory to it
> >> (cd kernel-source-2.0.36).
>
> > Shouldn't it read:
>
> > Hereafter, we'll assume your kernel source is located in /usr/src
> > and we that your kernel version is 2.0.36. Change your directory to
> > where you want to unpack the kernel sources (cd /usr/src), extract
> > the kernel sources (tar xzf kernel-source-2.0.36.tar.gz), change
> > your directory to it (cd kernel-source-2.0.36).
>
> > I.e. no /local/ part and tar xzf without directory.
>
> Why? I actually like using /usr/local better since it's under user
> control, not dpkg control.
>
> --
> .....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
>
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