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install: Structure out the rest of the Handbook
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<chapter label="1" id="begin">
<title>Before You Begin</title>
<para>Welcome to the Adélie Linux 1.0 Installation Handbook.
- This Handbook will inform you how to install Adélie Linux on your computer.</para>
+ This Handbook describes the process of installing Adélie Linux on your computer.</para>
<para>If you are installing Adélie Linux on your main computer, you may use another device - such as a mobile phone or a friend's laptop, if available - to reference this Handbook.
- Additionally, most of this Handbook is available for reading during installation.
- Just choose "Help", or press the <keycap>F1</keycap> key, from any page in the System Installation wizard.</para>
+ Additionally, most of the contents of this Handbook are available for reading during the installation process.
+ Simply choose "Help", or press the <keycap>F1</keycap> key, from any System Installation screen.</para>
<section>
<title>Preparing for Installation</title>
<para>Please back up all of your data before beginning installation.
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Most servers default to either 9600 or 115200 baud; Adélie Linux does not reconfigure the serial line, so you will need to know your firmware's default settings.</para>
<para>If you plan on connecting to the Internet directly from your Adélie Linux computer without using a router (not common),
ensure you have your Internet access credentials (typically a username and password) available before starting installation.
- Adélie Linux supports connecting to most ADSL and dial-up Internet providers using PPP; and cable, T1, and fibre providers using Ethernet.
- If you use a static IP address (not common), make sure you have your IP address, subnet, and default gateway and nameserver settings before starting installation.</para>
- <para>If your computer came with recovery media, we recommend that you have it available in the very unlikely event you have an issue with Adélie Linux, or your hardware is incompatible.
- Having your recovery media will allow you to quickly restore your computer to normal operation.</para>
+ Adélie Linux supports connecting to most ADSL providers using PPPoE; and most other Internet providers using Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
+ If you use a static IP address (not common), make sure you have your IP address, subnet, default gateway, and nameserver settings before starting installation.</para>
+ <para>If your computer came with recovery media, we recommend that you have it available in the very unlikely event you have an issue using the Adélie Linux system, or if your hardware is incompatible.
+ Having your recovery media will allow you to quickly restore your computer to its original state.</para>
</section>
<section id="media">
<title>Creating the installation media</title>
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<listitem><para>a <hardware>CD drive</hardware> capable of writing (or "burning") a CD, and a blank CD; or</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>a blank <hardware>USB flash drive</hardware>.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>Download the installation media file from your local Adélie Linux mirror at <ulink url="https://distfiles.adelielinux.org/adelie/">https://distfiles.adelielinux.org/adelie/</ulink>.
- Follow the instructions on the mirror's site to choose the media file appropriate for your computer.
+ <para>Download the installation media file from <ulink url="https://www.adelielinux.org/download">https://wwww.adelielinux.org/download</ulink>.
+ Follow the instructions to choose the media file appropriate for your computer.
Then, follow the steps below for your current operating environment.</para>
<section>
<title>Using Windows</title>