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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-04-10 11:28:03 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-04-10 11:28:03 +0000
commit71e79815316c857fa273d51f19ee7cf702cce65e (patch)
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parent6fb20f572ad97c337b0ac708709de073d3ae7acc (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-71e79815316c857fa273d51f19ee7cf702cce65e.zip
Fix PDF build errors
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diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
index bf02a3bb3..5187a6a45 100644
--- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml
+++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@ use the same template.
The following types of templates are relevant for preseeding.
-</para>
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
string: allows the user to type any value
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@ The following types of templates are relevant for preseeding.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-<para>
+</para><para>
In &d-i; templates are stored in a readable file
<filename>/var/cache/debconf/templates.dat</filename>. This file contains all fixed
@@ -422,27 +420,32 @@ a line in a preconfiguration file is:
There are a few rules to keep in mind when writing a preconfiguration file.
+</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
-<listitem>
+<listitem><para>
Put only a single space or tab between type and value: any additional
whitespace will be interpreted as belonging to the value.
-</listitem><listitem>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
A line can be split into multiple lines by appending a backslash
(<quote><literal>\</literal></quote>) as the line continuation character.
A good place to split a line is after the template name; a bad place is
between type and value.
-</listitem><listitem>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
Most templates need to be preseeded using the values valid in English and
not the translated values. However, there are some templates (for example
in <classname>partman</classname> where the translated values need to be
used.
-</listitem><listitem>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
Some templates take a code as value instead of the English text that is
shown during installation.
-</listitem>
+</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-</para><para>
+<para>
The easiest way to create a preconfiguration file is to use the example file
linked in <xref linkend="preseed-contents"/> as basis and work from there.