Author: bdubbs
Date: 2008-10-19 13:20:58 -0600 (Sun, 19 Oct 2008)
New Revision: 8675
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter01/how.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter03/packages.xml
Log:
Updated the discussion in Chapter 1 explaining that the LiveCD is out of date.
Added a paragraph to the note in the packages page explaining that bandwidth
can be saved when making multiple updates within a minor kernel release by
downloading a base version and patches.
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml 2008-10-19 19:19:00 UTC (rev 8674)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml 2008-10-19 19:20:58 UTC (rev 8675)
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@
-->
<listitem>
+ <para>2008-10-19</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>[bdubbs] - Updated the discussion in Chapter 1 explaining that
the
+ LiveCD is out of date.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>[bdubbs] - Added a paragraph to the note in the packages page
+ explaining that bandwidth can be saved when making multiple updates
within a
+ minor kernel release by downloading a base version and
patches.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>2008-10-18</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -48,7 +63,6 @@
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
-
<listitem>
<para>2008-10-15</para>
<itemizedlist>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter01/how.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter01/how.xml 2008-10-19 19:19:00 UTC (rev 8674)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter01/how.xml 2008-10-19 19:20:58 UTC (rev 8675)
@@ -18,27 +18,20 @@
during the distribution installation to be able to access these
tools.</para>
- <para>As an alternative to installing a separate distribution
- onto your machine, you may wish to use the Linux From Scratch LiveCD.
- The CD works well as a host system, providing all the tools you need
- to successfully follow the instructions in this book. Additionally,
- it contains all the source packages, patches and a copy of this book.
- So once you have the CD, no network connection or additional downloads
- are necessary. For more information about the LFS LiveCD or to download
- a copy, visit <ulink url="&livecd-root;"/>.</para>
+ <para>As an alternative to installing a separate distribution onto your
+ machine, you may wish to use the Linux From Scratch LiveCD or a LiveCD
from a
+ commercial distribution. The LFS LiveCD works well as a host system,
+ providing all the tools you need to successfully follow the
instructions in
+ this book. Unfortunately, development of the LiveCD has not progressed
+ recently and it only contains older versions of the source packages and
+ patches (for those ISOs not labels -nosrc or -min), and this book. For
more
+ information about the LFS LiveCD or to download a copy, visit <ulink
+ url="&livecd-root;"/>.</para>
<note>
<para>The LFS LiveCD might not work on newer hardware configurations,
- failing to boot or failing to detect some devices, like SATA hard
+ failing to boot or failing to detect some devices, some like SATA hard
drives.</para>
-
- <para>The LFS LiveCD team is working to fix these issues, but they need
your
- help testing it, reporting found problems, and collaborating on the LiveCD
- development.</para>
-
- <para>Please, send your LFS LiveCD reports or development help
collaborations
- to the <ulink url="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">LFS LiveCD
- mailing list</ulink>.</para>
</note>
<para><xref linkend="chapter-partitioning"/> of this book describes how
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter03/packages.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter03/packages.xml 2008-10-19 19:19:00 UTC (rev 8674)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter03/packages.xml 2008-10-19 19:20:58 UTC (rev 8675)
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@
discoveries of security vulnerabilities. The latest available
&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.x kernel version should
be
used, unless the errata page says otherwise.</para>
+
+ <para>For users with limited speed or expensive bandwidth who wish to
+ update the Linux kernel, a baseline version of the package and
+ patches can be downloaded separately. This may save some time or
+ cost for a subsequent patch level upgrade within a minor release.
+ <para>
+
</note>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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