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diff --git a/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/selectInstallClass.xml b/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/selectInstallClass.xml index 91befa12..76523855 100644 --- a/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/selectInstallClass.xml +++ b/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/selectInstallClass.xml @@ -1,4 +1,11 @@ -<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns6="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="selectInstallClass"> +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<section version="5.0" xml:id="selectInstallClass" + xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:ns6="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" + xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" + xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" + xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"> <!-- Made by marja on 2012 03 18 --> <!-- 20120405 updated JohnR --> @@ -10,58 +17,62 @@ <!-- 2013-05-05 marja, corrected typo in screenshot name, removed --> + <!--2018/02/12 apb: Text and typography.--> + + <!--2018/02/20 apb: a) Changed list style - was bulleted. b) Removed warning about aborting the installation, as this is now at the intro of section 2 (DrakX, the Mageia Installer).--> + + <!--2018/02/24 apb: a) Changed list style.--> + + <!--2019/01/03 apb: a) Install: reword text about retaining an existing /home partition.--> + <info> <title xml:id="selectInstallClass-ti1">Install or Upgrade</title> </info> <mediaobject> <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" align="center" fileref="dx2-selectInstallClass.png"/> + <imagedata align="center" fileref="dx2-selectInstallClass.png" + format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </mediaobject> - <itemizedlist> + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> <listitem> - <para>Install</para> + <para><emphasis role="bold">Install</emphasis></para> - <para>Use this option to perform a fresh installation of - <application>Mageia</application>. This will format the root partition - (/), but can preserve a separated /home partition.</para> + <para>Use this option to perform a fresh installation of Mageia. This + will format the <literal>root</literal> partition + (<filename>/</filename>), but can preserve a pre-existing + <filename>/home</filename> partition (a dedicated /home partition, rather than being incorporated within the root (/) partition itself).</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Upgrade</para> - - <para>This can be used to upgrade an existing installation of - <application>Mageia</application>.</para> - - <warning> - <para>Only upgrading from a previous Mageia version that was - <emphasis>still supported</emphasis> when this installer's version was - released, has been thoroughly tested. If you want to upgrade a Mageia - version that has reached its End Of Life, then it is better to do a - clean install instead while preserving your <literal>/home</literal> - partition.</para> - </warning> + <para><emphasis role="bold">Upgrade</emphasis></para> + + <para>Use this option to upgrade an existing installation of + Mageia.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <note> - <para>If during install you decide to stop the installation, it is - possible to reboot, but please think twice before you do this. Once a - partition has been formatted or updates have started to be installed, your - computer isn't in the same state anymore and rebooting it could very well - leave you with an unusable system. If in spite of that, and only if you - are very sure rebooting is what you want, go to a text terminal by - pressing <guilabel>Alt Ctrl F2</guilabel> simultaneously. After that, - press <guilabel>Alt Ctrl Delete</guilabel> simultaneously to - reboot.</para> - </note> + <important> + <para>Only upgrading from a previous Mageia version that was + <emphasis>still supported</emphasis> when this Installer's version was + released, has been thoroughly tested. If you want to upgrade a Mageia + version that has reached its <quote>End Of Life</quote> then it is better + to do a <quote>clean</quote> install instead, while preserving your + <filename>/home</filename> partition.</para> + </important> <tip> <para>If you have discovered that you forgot to select an additional - language, you can return from the <emphasis role="bold">Install or - Upgrade</emphasis> screen to the language choice screen by pressing - <guilabel>Alt Ctrl Home</guilabel> simultaneously. <emphasis role="bold">Do not</emphasis> do this later in the install.</para> + language, you can return from the <emphasis>Install or Upgrade</emphasis> + screen to the language choice screen by pressing <keycombo> + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> + + <keycap>Alt</keycap> + + <keycap>Home</keycap> + </keycombo>. Do<emphasis role="bold"> NOT</emphasis> do this later in + the install.</para> </tip> -</section>
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