Bug#253868: marked as done (install: Mistakes & typos in INSTALLATION-HOWTO -- patch)
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:50:05 +0200
From: Jan Minar <jjminar@fastmail.fm>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <maintonly@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: install: Mistakes & typos in INSTALLATION-HOWTO -- patch
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Package: install
Version: N/A; reported 2004-06-11
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Hi, following is a patch against the INSTALLATION-HOWTO, as found e.g.
[1]here. The version info reads:
> Last update: $Date: 2004-04-28 00:12:37 -0400 (Wed, 28 Apr 2004) $
[1] http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/doc/INSTALLATION-HOWTO
I'm almost sure there are mistakes I didn't spot.
Cheers,
Jan.
*** patch-INSTALLATION-HOWTO
- --- BAD/INSTALLATION-HOWTO Thu Jun 10 14:49:56 2004
+++ PATCHED/INSTALLATION-HOWTO Fri Jun 11 01:55:38 2004
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
2.3 USB memory stick
It's also possible to install from removable USB storage devices. For
- -example a USB keychain can make a handy Debian install media the you
- -can take with you anywhere.
+example a USB keychain can make a handy Debian install media you can take
+with you anywhere.
The easiest way to prepare your USB memory stick is to download
hd-media/boot.img.gz, and use gunzip to extract the 128 MB image from that
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
Note that the ramdisk_size parameter may need to be increased, depending on
the image you are booting.
- -Ater the installer boots , it should find the ISO you placed on the hard
+After the installer boots, it should find the ISO you placed on the hard
disk, and continue with the install. You will not be able to reformat the
partition the installer was booted from if you use this technique.
@@ -298,13 +298,13 @@
Now we are ready to install the base system. Select the corresponding entry
("Install the base system") and lean back. The packages are retrieved from
- -the CD and installed in the /target area. During this step, you will
- -presented a list of all available kernel images on the CD. Select the most
- -suitable for your system and wait until the installation has finished.
+the CD and installed in the /target area. During this step, you will be
+presented with a list of all available kernel images on the CD. Select the
+most suitable for your system and wait until the installation has finished.
Now we are almost done. Select "Install GRUB on a hard disk" or
"Install LILO on a hard disk" to make your harddisk bootable. You will
- -be asked where GRUB/GRUB shall install the bootblock. A good idea is
+be asked where GRUB/LILO shall install the bootblock. A good idea is
the first hard drive in your system which should be in fact the
default selection.
- --
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From: Matt Kraai <kraai@ftbfs.org>
To: Jan Minar <jjminar@fastmail.fm>, 253868-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#253868: install: Mistakes & typos in INSTALLATION-HOWTO -- patch
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On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 04:50:05PM +0200, Jan Minar wrote:
> Hi, following is a patch against the INSTALLATION-HOWTO, as found e.g.
> [1]here. The version info reads:
>
> > Last update: $Date: 2004-04-28 00:12:37 -0400 (Wed, 28 Apr 2004) $
>
> [1] http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/doc/INSTALLATION-HOWTO
It looks like Joey Hess applied your patch.
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Matt Kraai kraai@ftbfs.org http://ftbfs.org/
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