diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Installation-HOWTO.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Installation-HOWTO.sgml index 547e15c5..e3a52d64 100644 --- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Installation-HOWTO.sgml +++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Installation-HOWTO.sgml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The Linux Installation HOWTO <author>by Eric S. Raymond -<date>v4.23, 15 May 2000 +<date>v4.23, 26 May 2000 <abstract> This document describes how to obtain and install Linux software. @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ flaky or dies two days out of the box. There are several firms of this kind (and I'll list them here as I learn more about them). The only such outfit I know about personally is <url name="VA Research" url="http://www.varesearch.com">; in 1998 I became a -mrmber of VA's Board of Directors. VA builds high-end, high quality Linux +member of VA's Board of Directors. VA builds high-end, high quality Linux workstations with a nifty Tux-the-penguin logo on the front. They have intimate ties to the Linux community; SourceForge, the GNU site, and the Debian project all live on a machine in their back room, and Linus's @@ -177,11 +177,10 @@ The <idx>ISA</idx>, <idx>EISA</idx>, <idx>VESA Local Bus</idx> and minimally supported since the 2.1.x kernels, but may not be ready for prime time yet. -You need at least 4 megabytes of memory in your -machine. Technically, Linux will run with only 2 megs, but most -installations and software require 4. The more memory you have, the -happier you'll be. I suggest 8 or 16 megabytes if you're planning -to use X-Windows. +You need at least 4 megabytes of memory in your machine. Technically, Linux +will run with only 2 megs, but most installations and software require +4. The more memory you have, the happier you'll be. I suggest an absolute +minimum of 16 megabytes if you're planning to use X-Windows; 64 is better. Of course, you'll need a hard drive and an AT-standard drive controller. All <idx>MFM</idx>, <idx>RLL</idx>, and <idx>IDE</idx> @@ -235,17 +234,16 @@ versions. <sect1>Space requirements and coexistence <p> You'll need free space for Linux on your hard drive. The amount of -space needed depends on how much software you plan to install. Most -installations require somewhere in the ballpark of 200 to 500 megs. +space needed depends on how much software you plan to install. Today most +installations require somewhere in the ballpark of a gigabyte of space. This includes space for the software, swap space (used as virtual RAM on your machine), and free space for users, and so on. -It's conceivable that you could run a minimal Linux system in 80 -megs or less (this used to be common when Linux distributions were -smaller), and it's conceivable that you could use well over 500 -megs or more for all of your Linux software. The amount varies -greatly depending on the amount of software you install and how -much space you require. More about this later. +It's conceivable that you could run a minimal Linux system in 80 megs or +less (this used to be common when Linux distributions were smaller), and +it's conceivable that you could use two gigabytes or more for all of your +Linux software. The amount varies greatly depending on the amount of +software you install and how much space you require. More about this later. Linux will co-exist with other operating systems, such as MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, or OS/2, on your hard drive. (In fact you can @@ -416,7 +414,8 @@ root floppies from an MS-DOS system. If you have access to a UNIX workstation with a floppy drive instead, you can create the floppies from there, using the `dd' command, or possibly a vendor-provided build script. See the man page for dd(1) and ask -your local UNIX gurus for assistance. +your local UNIX gurus for assistance. There's a dd example later +in this document. <itemize> <item>The CD-ROM itself. The purpose of the boot disk is to get