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| author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2007-12-30 12:00:37 +0000 |
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| committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2007-12-30 12:00:37 +0000 |
| commit | e09e5422034a7bf10b6829e25711aeb89e28bd5d (patch) | |
| tree | 7d2376ea9b1bcdbf15406bc4d2ff6d9986f0804c | |
| parent | 0485621fcb9b0c79ed0cd3c7d36fcaf3d9545b6a (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-e09e5422034a7bf10b6829e25711aeb89e28bd5d.zip | |
* howto: update for changes in the installation procedure.
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/howto/installation-howto.xml | 21 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 984bf59e7..979e3a368 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ installation-guide (2007xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low the selected location can be set (as that is a FAQ) - improve readability of partman section by using separate subsections for guided and manual partitioning + * howto: update for changes in the installation procedure. - -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:21:55 +0100 + -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:59:38 +0100 installation-guide (20070319) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml index 492042394..645efbe5e 100644 --- a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml +++ b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml @@ -240,6 +240,13 @@ will be given the opportunity to configure the network manually. </para><para> +The next step is setting up your clock and time zone. The installer will +try to contact a time server on the Internet to ensure the clock is set +correcty. The time zone is based on the country selected earlier and the +installer will only ask to select one if a country has multiple zones. + +</para><para> + Now it is time to partition your disks. First you will be given the opportunity to automatically partition either an entire drive, or available free space on a drive (guided partitioning). @@ -270,14 +277,6 @@ which can take a while. That is followed by installing a kernel. </para><para> -The next steps are setting up your time zone and clock. The installer will -try to select the correct settings automatically and will only ask if it -cannot. This is followed by setting up user accounts. By default you will -need to provide a password for the <quote>root</quote> (administrator) -account and information necessary to create one regular user account. - -</para><para> - The base system that was installed earlier is a working, but very minimal installation. To make the system more functional the next step allows you to install additional packages by selecting tasks. Before packages can be @@ -290,6 +289,12 @@ See <xref linkend="pkgsel"/> for additional information about this step. </para><para> +Partitioning is followed by setting up user accounts. By default you will +need to provide a password for the <quote>root</quote> (administrator) +account and information necessary to create one regular user account. + +</para><para> + The last step is to install a boot loader. If the installer detects other operating systems on your computer, it will add them to the boot menu and let you know. |