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| -rw-r--r-- | en/appendix/files.xml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/appendix/preseed.xml | 9 |
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/en/appendix/files.xml b/en/appendix/files.xml index a92a16526..c6600ca72 100644 --- a/en/appendix/files.xml +++ b/en/appendix/files.xml @@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ when your mouse only has one button. Just add the following lines to <title>Disk Space Needed for Tasks</title> <!-- Note for d-i and manual maintainers - Sizes of tasks should be determined by running "tasksel --new-install" on - a system that been fully installed without selecting any tasks. By selecting - a task together with the "manual selection" option, aptitude will be started - and show the sizes for the task. After deselecting the packages to be - installed, quit aptitude and repeat for other tasks. + Sizes of tasks should be determined by running tasksel with the "new-install" + option on a system that been fully installed without selecting any tasks. By + selecting a task together with the "manual selection" option, aptitude will + be started and show the sizes for the task. Use "cancel panding actions" to + clear the slate, quit aptitude and repeat for other tasks. Space requirements need to be determined from tasksel as tasksel will not install recommended packages while selecting a task from aptitude will. --> diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index 1fa47dd17..b72f69391 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -408,11 +408,10 @@ to ensure that only the latter are copied onto the target system. </para> <note><para> -The 2.4 kernel accepts a maximum of 8 command line options and -8 environment options (including any options added by default for the -installer). If these numbers are exceeded, 2.4 kernels will drop any -excess options and 2.6 kernels will panic. For kernel 2.6.9 and later, -you can use 32 command line options and 32 environment options. +Current linux kernels (2.6.9 and later) accept a maximum of 32 command line +options and 32 environment options, including any options added by default +for the installer. If these numbers are exceeded, the kernel will panic +(crash). (For earlier kernels, these numbers were lower.) </para></note> <para> |