On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 05:50:07PM -0700, Lloyd D Budd wrote: > Hello amazing contributors to the free world, > > Been a couple of years since I have done a debian install. Three minor > issues with the current (20020813) install.en.pdf: > > 1. 'safe' in the context of the floppy images is not described. > Further, it would be useful to have a reference back to "4.2.2 Choosing > the Right Installation Set" in "11.2.3 Description of Installation > System Files", particularly as related to > http://www.debian.org/distrib/floppyinst > > > 2. "3.7 Installing Debian GNU/Linux from a Unix/Linux System" seems out > of place. I also think I understand the good reasons why it is there, > but a counter argument is that in theory something could work on BSD, > and not necessarily work on Debian GNU/Linux -- ie. see "3.8 > Pre-Installation Hardware and Operating System Setup". It seems that > this work best as an appendix with reference back to sections 1-3. > > Three point seven seems to end really leaving a non-Debian familiar > person hanging. Is the next step to see the later steps in 8 or 9 or > ... ?
I think you're right, it's clumsily dropped in there. I'll condense that section into a pointer to the appendix and move the material there. > > 3. I am surprised that '/boot' is not listed in 6 the "a list of > important considerations regarding directories and partitions." Is > mounting it read-only or better yet, not at all no longer a worth while > activity to setup toward? No idea on 1&3 -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual> | | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | To Have, Give All to All (ACIM) | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
