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Revision Changes Path 1.83 +38 -41 xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml?rev=1.83&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml?rev=1.83&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml.diff?r1=1.82&r2=1.83&cvsroot=gentoo Index: faq.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml,v retrieving revision 1.82 retrieving revision 1.83 diff -u -r1.82 -r1.83 --- faq.xml 16 Apr 2005 21:20:42 -0000 1.82 +++ faq.xml 4 Jun 2005 17:05:39 -0000 1.83 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml,v 1.82 2005/04/16 21:20:42 swift Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml,v 1.83 2005/06/04 17:05:39 neysx Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/faq.xml"> @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ <p> A <e>Gentoo</e> is a species of a small, fast penguin, pronounced "gen-too" (the -"g" in "gentoo" is a soft "g", as in "gentle"). The scientific name of the Gentoo +"g" in "Gentoo" is a soft "g", as in "gentle"). The scientific name of the Gentoo penguin is <e>Pygoscelis papua</e>. The name <e>Gentoo</e> has been given to the penguin by the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). </p> @@ -283,19 +283,18 @@ </p> <p> -With Gentoo you can build your entire system from source completely using your -choice of optimizations. You have complete control over what packages are or -aren't installed. Gentoo provides you with numerous choices so you can install -Gentoo to your own taste. This is why Gentoo is called a -<e>meta-distribution</e>. +With Gentoo you can build your entire system from source, using your choice of +optimizations. You have complete control over what packages are or aren't +installed. Gentoo provides you with numerous choices so you can install Gentoo +to your own taste. This is why Gentoo is called a <e>meta-distribution</e>. </p> <p> -Gentoo is very actively developed. Not only the <e>ebuilds</e> themselves (the +Gentoo is actively developed. Not only the <e>ebuilds</e> themselves (the package format Gentoo uses) but the entire distribution uses a rapid pace development style. Patches to the packages are quickly integrated in the mainline tree, documentation is updated on daily basis, portage features are -added frequently, releases succeed each other quickly, ... +added frequently, and releases succeed each other quickly. </p> </body> @@ -319,31 +318,31 @@ </p> <p> -Please try to compile with CFLAGS <c>-march=<your_arch> -O2</c> first -before reporting a bug. +Please try to compile with CFLAGS <c>-march=<your_arch> -O2</c> before +reporting a bug. </p> </body> </section> <section id="password"> -<title>How can i change the root (or any other user's) password?</title> +<title>How can I change the root (or any other user's) password?</title> <body> <p> You can use <c>passwd</c> to change the password for the user you are logged -into. For extra options and setting, please see <c>man passwd</c> once you've +into. For extra options and setting, please <c>man passwd</c> once you've completed the install. </p> </body> </section> <section id="useradd"> -<title>How do i add a normal user?</title> +<title>How do I add a normal user?</title> <body> <p> -The command <c>adduser gentoo</c> will add a user called gentoo. The next step -is to give this user a password and <c>passwd</c> will do exactly that. +The command <c>adduser gentoo</c> will add a user called "gentoo". The next +step is to give this user a password using <c>passwd gentoo</c>. </p> <p> @@ -357,13 +356,13 @@ <p> This will add a user gentoo, will make possible for him to use sound-related devices (<path>/dev/sound/*</path>), will make possible for him to switch to -root (using <c>su</c>) and will make <path>/bin/bash</path> his/her login shell. +root (using <c>su</c>), and will make <path>/bin/bash</path> his login shell. </p> <p> -You can also install <c>superadduser</c> using <c>emerge superadduser</c> and +You can install <c>superadduser</c> using <c>emerge superadduser</c> and then issue <c>superadduser gentoo</c> to add a user called gentoo. Just follow -the instructions given to you by <c>superadduser</c>. +the instructions which are then given. </p> </body> @@ -374,8 +373,8 @@ <p> For security reasons, users may only <c>su</c> to root if they belong to the -<e>wheel</e> group. To add a <e>username</e> to the <e>wheel</e> group, issue -the following command as root: +wheel group. To add a username to the wheel group, issue the following command +as root: </p> <pre caption="Adding a user to the wheel group"> @@ -505,14 +504,13 @@ <body> <p> -You need to burn the file in so-called <e>raw</e> mode. This means that you -should <e>not</e> just place the file on the CD, but interpret the file as an -entire CD. +You need to burn the file in raw mode. This means that you should <e>not</e> +just place the file on the CD, but interpret the file as an entire CD. </p> <p> There are lots of CD burning tools available; covering them all would be a -Sisyphean problem. Describing a few popular tools however doesn't hurt :) +Sisyphean problem. However, describing a few popular tools never hurts: </p> <ul> @@ -560,8 +558,8 @@ <p> First you need to find our what CPU you use. Suppose it's a Pentium-M. Then you -need to find out what CPU it is, instruction-wise, compatible with. You need to -consult the CPUs vendor website for this, although <uri +need to find out what CPU it is, instruction-wise, compatible with. You may +need to consult the CPUs vendor website for this, although <uri link="http://www.google.com";>Google</uri> is at least as efficient :-). </p> @@ -583,20 +581,19 @@ <chapter> <title>Package Management</title> <section id="ebuilds"> -<title>In what format are the packages stored?</title> +<title>In what form are the packages stored?</title> <body> <p> They exist in our portage tree as <e>ebuild</e> autobuild scripts; Gentoo is -primarily a ports-based distribution, meaning that we provide scripts -(<c>.ebuild</c> files) and a special system (Portage) so that you can build -apps from sources. We generally only build binaries for releases and snapshots. -The <uri link="/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=1">Gentoo -Ebuild HOWTO</uri> covers the -contents of an ebuild script in detail. For full binary ISO releases, we -create a full suite of binary packages in an enhanced <c>.tbz2</c> format -(<c>.tar.bz2</c> compatible with meta-information attached to the end of the -file). +a ports-based distribution, meaning that we provide scripts (<c>.ebuild</c> +files) and a special system (Portage) so that you can build apps from sources. +We generally only build binaries for releases and snapshots. The <uri +link="/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=1">Gentoo Ebuild +HOWTO</uri> covers the contents of an ebuild script in detail. For full binary +ISO releases, we create a full suite of binary packages in an enhanced +<c>.tbz2</c> format (<c>.tar.bz2</c> compatible with meta-information attached +to the end of the file). </p> </body> @@ -890,7 +887,7 @@ </body> </section> <section id="metalogd"> -<title>Metalogd doesn't log in real time!</title> +<title>Metalogd doesn't log in real time</title> <body> <p> @@ -906,9 +903,9 @@ </p> <pre caption="Turning metalog buffering on/off"> -<comment>(To turn the buffering off:)</comment> +<comment>(To turn the buffering off)</comment> # <i>killall -USR1 metalog</i> -<comment>(To turn the buffering back on:)</comment> +<comment>(To turn the buffering back on)</comment> # <i>killall -USR2 metalog</i> </pre> @@ -938,7 +935,7 @@ <p> <<Truncated>> -- [email protected] mailing list
