diff --git a/appendices/old/zlib/zlib-desc.xml b/appendices/old/zlib/zlib-desc.xml index f4c52f3213..436f4d409d 100644 --- a/appendices/old/zlib/zlib-desc.xml +++ b/appendices/old/zlib/zlib-desc.xml @@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ Contents The zlib package contains the zlib library which is used by many -programs for compression and uncompression functions. +programs for compression and decompression functions. diff --git a/basicnet/djb/ucspi-tcp/ucspi-tcp-exp.xml b/basicnet/djb/ucspi-tcp/ucspi-tcp-exp.xml index da292e7391..75ee28ae0f 100644 --- a/basicnet/djb/ucspi-tcp/ucspi-tcp-exp.xml +++ b/basicnet/djb/ucspi-tcp/ucspi-tcp-exp.xml @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ mv conf-home~ conf-home sed 's/bin/sbin/' hier.c > hier.c~ mv hier.c~ hier.c These commands change the installation directory to -/usr/sbin from the default -of /usr/local/bin. Since these tools are used in -conjunction with daemons, -they don't make much sense in general user directories. However, some of the -example programs and the tcpclient program might be of use to non-root users. +/usr/sbin from the default +of /usr/local/bin. Since these tools +are used in conjunction with daemons, they don't make much sense in general +user directories. However, some of the example programs and the +tcpclient program might be of use to non-root users. If you wish to make these available, then we would suggest installing as above, and then executing the following commands: cd /usr/sbin mv tcpclient *@ mconnect delcr addcr tcpcat /usr/bin diff --git a/basicnet/mailnews/other.xml b/basicnet/mailnews/other.xml index d78ff424f7..9e43261f30 100644 --- a/basicnet/mailnews/other.xml +++ b/basicnet/mailnews/other.xml @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ program. includes both a mail client and newsreader in its installation along with notes for installing Mozilla Thunderbird, a mail/news client based on the -Mozilla codebase. +Mozilla code base. includes an GTK2 based mail client. diff --git a/basicnet/netprogs/ncpfs/ncpfs-config.xml b/basicnet/netprogs/ncpfs/ncpfs-config.xml index a650b70fe7..21b401c75b 100644 --- a/basicnet/netprogs/ncpfs/ncpfs-config.xml +++ b/basicnet/netprogs/ncpfs/ncpfs-config.xml @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ password is needed, for instance when using a guest account, a single '-' should be put in place of a password. It should be noted that the ncpmount is not intended to mount -individual volumes because each mountpoint creates a separate client +individual volumes because each mount point creates a separate client connection to the Novell server. Mounting each individual volume separately would be unwise, as mounting all volumes on a server under one mount point uses only one client connection. diff --git a/basicnet/textweb/links/links-exp.xml b/basicnet/textweb/links/links-exp.xml index 02898c702d..fdc20571be 100644 --- a/basicnet/textweb/links/links-exp.xml +++ b/basicnet/textweb/links/links-exp.xml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ : Add this switch if you want to use Links in graphics mode. You will also need to -enable framebuffer support in your kernel and install +enable frame buffer support in your kernel and install or install one of the supported graphics libraries. diff --git a/content/web/apache/apache-desc.xml b/content/web/apache/apache-desc.xml index 29f8511e7b..c67105faa0 100644 --- a/content/web/apache/apache-desc.xml +++ b/content/web/apache/apache-desc.xml @@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ server program. logresolve logresolve is a post-processing program to -resolve IP-addresses in Apache's access logfiles. +resolve IP-addresses in Apache's access log files. rotatelogs rotatelogs is a simple program for use in -conjunction with Apache's piped logfile feature. +conjunction with Apache's piped log file feature. diff --git a/general/graphlib/directfb/directfb-desc.xml b/general/graphlib/directfb/directfb-desc.xml index b8679d3f54..62156625ef 100644 --- a/general/graphlib/directfb/directfb-desc.xml +++ b/general/graphlib/directfb/directfb-desc.xml @@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ surfaces. They provide hardware graphics acceleration, input device handling and abstraction, integrated windowing system with support for translucent windows and multiple display layers on top of the Linux -framebuffer device. +frame buffer device. diff --git a/general/graphlib/directfb/directfb-intro.xml b/general/graphlib/directfb/directfb-intro.xml index e52d5102f9..20090fd595 100644 --- a/general/graphlib/directfb/directfb-intro.xml +++ b/general/graphlib/directfb/directfb-intro.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Introduction to <application>DirectFB</application> -DirectFB is a graphics library on top of the Linux framebuffer +DirectFB is a graphics library on top of the Linux frame buffer device. It offers maximum hardware accelerated performance at a minimum of resource usage and overhead. diff --git a/general/graphlib/lcms/lcms-desc.xml b/general/graphlib/lcms/lcms-desc.xml index b9454d1078..41febdeedb 100644 --- a/general/graphlib/lcms/lcms-desc.xml +++ b/general/graphlib/lcms/lcms-desc.xml @@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ management facilities. icclink icclink links two or more profiles into a -single devicelink profile. +single device link profile. icctrans -icctrans is a ColorSpace conversion +icctrans is a Color Space conversion calculator. tifficc diff --git a/general/graphlib/libungif/libungif-intro.xml b/general/graphlib/libungif/libungif-intro.xml index 2c047a50d6..267ae6fbe8 100644 --- a/general/graphlib/libungif/libungif-intro.xml +++ b/general/graphlib/libungif/libungif-intro.xml @@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ Introduction to <application>libungif</application> The libungif package contains libraries for reading all -GIFs and writing uncompressed ones as well as programs for +GIFs and writing non-compressed ones as well as programs for converting and working with GIF files. The libraries are useful for any graphics program wishing to deal with GIF files while the programs are useful for conversion purposes as well as cleaning up images. -The reason libungif only writes uncompressed GIFs +The reason libungif only writes non-compressed GIFs is due to a legal issue with LZW compression (which Unisys claims a patent on). Reading GIFs is not a problem as the -uncompression routines do not seem to be limited in this way. Note that this +decompression routines do not seem to be limited in this way. Note that this has in the past been disputed. The best way to avoid this whole mess is to simply use libungif for looking at GIF images on the web, while in any pages which you design, use the open source PNG diff --git a/general/graphlib/svgalib/svgalib-desc.xml b/general/graphlib/svgalib/svgalib-desc.xml index f3b3bc8413..c7726e9a27 100644 --- a/general/graphlib/svgalib/svgalib-desc.xml +++ b/general/graphlib/svgalib/svgalib-desc.xml @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ graphics library. libvgagl library libvgagl is a fast -framebuffer-level graphics library based on libvga. +frame buffer level graphics library based on libvga. dumpreg dumpreg dumps the state of the card as the diff --git a/general/sysutils/fcron/fcron-exp.xml b/general/sysutils/fcron/fcron-exp.xml index c7c7942b5b..ca445f4968 100644 --- a/general/sysutils/fcron/fcron-exp.xml +++ b/general/sysutils/fcron/fcron-exp.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ you wish to utilize this feature change the switch to installed, the make install script enters into a configuration routine. The first test will be whether to install a boot script in the /etc/rc.d/init.d directory with the -appropriate symbolic links in runlevels 2, 3, 4, and 5. The second is to +appropriate symbolic links in run levels 2, 3, 4, and 5. The second is to stop any current fcron processes and start a new one. Since this is probably your first install and we want a boot script based upon the BLFS template we answer 'n' to both tests. diff --git a/general/sysutils/hdparm/hdparm-inst.xml b/general/sysutils/hdparm/hdparm-inst.xml index 75772e9343..475a206c5e 100644 --- a/general/sysutils/hdparm/hdparm-inst.xml +++ b/general/sysutils/hdparm/hdparm-inst.xml @@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ make install Note that by default, hdparm is installed in -/sbin as some systems may require it on bootup -before /usr is mounted. If you wish to install -hdparm under the /usr hierarchy, then replace the -above commands with the following: +/sbin as some systems may require it +during the boot process before /usr +is mounted. If you wish to install hdparm under the +/usr hierarchy, then replace the above +commands with the following: make && make binprefix=/usr install diff --git a/gnome/lib/gnomelib/libart_lgpl-desc.xml b/gnome/lib/gnomelib/libart_lgpl-desc.xml index 2565024fa9..a3693eebf9 100644 --- a/gnome/lib/gnomelib/libart_lgpl-desc.xml +++ b/gnome/lib/gnomelib/libart_lgpl-desc.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ libart_lgpl libraries libart_lgpl library is -used as the antialiased rendering engine for +used as the anti-aliased render engine for libgnomecanvas. diff --git a/introduction/welcome/conventions.xml b/introduction/welcome/conventions.xml index d96088e8aa..97fd8f4070 100644 --- a/introduction/welcome/conventions.xml +++ b/introduction/welcome/conventions.xml @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ what to type. http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ -
This form of text is used for hyperlinks, both within the -book and to external pages such as HowTo's, download locations, +
This form of text is used for hypertext links, both within +the book and to external pages such as HowTo's, download locations, websites, etc.
cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF"> diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libmpeg3/libmpeg3-desc.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libmpeg3/libmpeg3-desc.xml index 304b730137..53f4c340f3 100644 --- a/multimedia/libdriv/libmpeg3/libmpeg3-desc.xml +++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libmpeg3/libmpeg3-desc.xml @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ and mpeg3toc utilities. suitable for editing and playback. mpeg3cat -mpeg3cat concatenates elementary streams or demultiplexes a program -stream. +mpeg3cat concatenates elementary streams or +demultiplexes a program stream (separates components of the stream). mpeg3dump mpeg3dump dumps information or extracts audio diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libogg/libogg-desc.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libogg/libogg-desc.xml index 72b5b99f29..aac1191947 100644 --- a/multimedia/libdriv/libogg/libogg-desc.xml +++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libogg/libogg-desc.xml @@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ class="libraryfile">libogg libraries. Description ogg libraries -libogg libraries provide the functions for programs -wishing to read or write OGG formatted bitstreams. +libogg libraries provide the +functions for programs wishing to read or write OGG +formatted bit streams. diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libogg/libogg-intro.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libogg/libogg-intro.xml index f3264b13ff..2c944dade2 100644 --- a/multimedia/libdriv/libogg/libogg-intro.xml +++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libogg/libogg-intro.xml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ The libogg package contains the Ogg file structure. This is useful for creating (encoding) or playing (decoding) a -single physical bitstream. +single physical bit stream. Package information diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/sdl/sdl-desc.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/sdl/sdl-desc.xml index 98af25a33a..e96e137b5a 100644 --- a/multimedia/libdriv/sdl/sdl-desc.xml +++ b/multimedia/libdriv/sdl/sdl-desc.xml @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ the Simple DirectMedia Layer. Simple DirectMedia Layer The Simple DirectMedia Layer is a generic API that provides low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via -OpenGL, and 2D framebuffer across multiple platforms. +OpenGL, and 2D frame buffer across multiple platforms. diff --git a/multimedia/videoutils/transcode/transcode-desc.xml b/multimedia/videoutils/transcode/transcode-desc.xml index cd8d343db8..f7e26c416c 100644 --- a/multimedia/videoutils/transcode/transcode-desc.xml +++ b/multimedia/videoutils/transcode/transcode-desc.xml @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ of transcode. and PCM audio stream. tcdemux -tcdemux demultiplexes audio/video input that contains -multiple streams, e.g. VOB files. +tcdemux demultiplexes (separates) audio/video input +that contains multiple streams, e.g. VOB files.. tcextract tcextract grabs single streams from a file containing @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ synchronizing of audio and video data signal. number of plugins to convert audio and video input to RAW format, process RAW video and audio and convert RAW audio and video to other formats to -be written into a filetype of choice. Read the documentation. +be written into a file type of choice. Read the documentation. diff --git a/postlfs/filesystems/ext3.xml b/postlfs/filesystems/ext3.xml index 873fa6140d..50ace825d0 100644 --- a/postlfs/filesystems/ext3.xml +++ b/postlfs/filesystems/ext3.xml @@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ following line. In the above line, replace /dev/hdXX by the -partition (e.g. /dev/hda2), -/mnt_point by the mount point (e.g. /home). The - in the last field ensures that the partition will not be checked for -consistency during bootup by the checkfs script. You may replace the ext3 fs -type in the above by auto if you want to ensure that the partition is mounted +partition (e.g. /dev/hda2), +/mnt_point by the mount point (e.g. +/home). The in the +last field ensures that the partition will not be checked for +consistency during the boot process by the checkfs script. +You may replace the fs type in the above by + if you want to ensure that the partition is mounted if you accidentally skip enabling the ext3 support in the kernel. For each partition that you have converted to ext3 in diff --git a/postlfs/security/firewalling/busybox.xml b/postlfs/security/firewalling/busybox.xml index c8ca8baf10..a801431024 100644 --- a/postlfs/security/firewalling/busybox.xml +++ b/postlfs/security/firewalling/busybox.xml @@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ iptables -A OUTPUT -p icmp --icmp-type 3 -j ACCEPT These are only examples to show you some of the capabilities of the new -firewalling-code in Linux-Kernel 2.4. Have a look at the man page of +firewall code in Linux-Kernel 2.4. Have a look at the man page of iptables. There you will find more of them. The port-numbers you'll need for this can be found in /etc/services, in case you didn't -find them by trial and error in your logfile. +find them by trial and error in your log file. If you add any of your offered or accessed services such as the above, maybe even in FORWARD and for intranet-communication, and delete the diff --git a/postlfs/security/firewalling/disclaimer.xml b/postlfs/security/firewalling/disclaimer.xml index 9919dc5b38..3a26d85b40 100644 --- a/postlfs/security/firewalling/disclaimer.xml +++ b/postlfs/security/firewalling/disclaimer.xml @@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ DOCUMENT. --> firewall - it is not a complete guide to securing systems. Firewalling is a complex issue that requires careful configuration. The scripts quoted here are simply intended to give examples as to how -firewalling works, they are not intended to fit into any imaginable +a firewall works, they are not intended to fit into any imaginable configuration and may not prevent any imaginable attack. The purpose of this text is simply to give you a hint on how to get -started with firewalling. +started with a firewall. Customization of these scripts for your specific situation will be necessary for an optimal configuration, but you should make a serious -study of the iptables documentation and firewalling in general before hacking +study of the iptables documentation and creating firewalls in general before hacking away. Have a look at the list of at the end of this section for more details. Here you will find a list of URLs that contain quite comprehensive information about building your own firewall. diff --git a/postlfs/security/firewalling/intro.xml b/postlfs/security/firewalling/intro.xml index 647c8f5cc2..cf026d2ba1 100644 --- a/postlfs/security/firewalling/intro.xml +++ b/postlfs/security/firewalling/intro.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ of failure, but it can make the administrators life a lot easier. on every machine was perfectly configured and was immune to, e.g., buffer-overflows and any other imaginable problem regarding its security, and where you trusted every user accessing your services -to aim no harm, you wouldn't need to do firewalling! +to aim no harm, you wouldn't need to do have a firewall! In the real world however, daemons may be misconfigured, exploits against essential services are freely available, you may wish to choose which services are accessible by certain machines, @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ broadband links. This is a box placed between the Internet and an intranet. To minimize the risk of compromising the firewall itself it should generally have only one role, that of protecting the intranet. -Although not completely riskless, the tasks of doing the routing +Although not completely risk free, the tasks of doing the routing and eventually IP masquerading (rewriting IP-headers of the packets it routes from clients with private IP-addresses onto the Internet so that they seem to come from the firewall diff --git a/postlfs/security/firewalling/kernel.xml b/postlfs/security/firewalling/kernel.xml index 106293f47b..f7aac81c9d 100644 --- a/postlfs/security/firewalling/kernel.xml +++ b/postlfs/security/firewalling/kernel.xml @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -Getting a firewalling-enabled Kernel +Getting a firewall enabled Kernel -If you want your Linux-Box to do firewalling you must first ensure +If you want your Linux-Box to have a firewall, you must first ensure that your kernel has been compiled with the relevant options turned on -