[Lunar-commits] r15730 - lunar-doc/trunk/lunar-manual

[Auke Kok]

Author: sofar
Date: 2005-07-13 09:36:02 +0000 (Wed, 13 Jul 2005)
New Revision: 15730

Added:
   lunar-doc/trunk/lunar-manual/preface.tex
Modified:
   lunar-doc/trunk/lunar-manual/Lunar_Book.tex
Log:
Splitting up the preface section, and rewriting it as well.


Modified: lunar-doc/trunk/lunar-manual/Lunar_Book.tex
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--- lunar-doc/trunk/lunar-manual/Lunar_Book.tex	2005-07-13 09:27:46 UTC (rev 15729)
+++ lunar-doc/trunk/lunar-manual/Lunar_Book.tex	2005-07-13 09:36:02 UTC (rev 15730)
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 \begin{document}
 
-\title{ Lunar Linux\footnote{Lunar Linux is Copyleft © 2002, 2003, 2004, Lunar Linux Team
-LINUX® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.} Manual}
+\title{Lunar\footnote{Lunar Linux is Copyleft © 2002-2005, The Lunar Linux Team
+} Linux\footnote{LINUX® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.} Manual}
 \author{Sofar, Tchan, Nestu, Elaine, Ca3sar}
 
 \maketitle
@@ -37,20 +37,9 @@
 
 \newpage
 
-\section{Preamble by the authors}
-%sofar: this is ur job ? 
-This book is a try to get the library on www.lunar-linux.org into $ \LaTeX$ form. Further more we (will) try to update most infos to the new 1.5.0 ISO, especially the install section and provide some screenshots for eyecandy. Everything  else is a matter of time and effort. For a Lunar beginner a manual like this one has the advantage of a being a better compendium and its better to print out than the html on the webby. Though the chosen format is not as flexible as html is, and new things and changes have to be "compiled in" by someone, as long as the developers are working on the html basis. So this requires constant maintaining or some sections will date out quite soon. Perhaps it would be enough to make a docu changelog by the developers, to  let us know whats new.\par
+\include{preface}
 
-The manual is meant to  cause a learning effect on the reader. So we wont describe every detail, your intended to think for yourself. Lunar is an excellent distro to learn Linux. In the troubleshooting chapter you will find help for self-help.\par
 
-Many chapters are worked in How-To`s  from the library, so nestu, sofar, etc.  here is the answer why you appear as author of this book foremost. Im replaying most steps on a qemu installation and update certain passages, as done with the install docu, that \textbf{really} wasn't up to date ... \par
-
- thx to our devs, esp. sofar for giving the community a nice, fast, clean and lean distribution. \par
-
-julius donnert    June 2005
-
-\newpage
-
 \include{installation}
 
 

Added: lunar-doc/trunk/lunar-manual/preface.tex
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--- lunar-doc/trunk/lunar-manual/preface.tex	2005-07-13 09:27:46 UTC (rev 15729)
+++ lunar-doc/trunk/lunar-manual/preface.tex	2005-07-13 09:36:02 UTC (rev 15730)
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+\section{Preface}
+
+Lunar-Linux ($http://lunar-linux.org/$) is a special Linux source distribution. When you install Lunar-Linux, you compile and install the packages you need specifically for your hardware. This gives you unequalled control over the configuration of packages, and with that, your system as a whole. Lunar-Linux is a speciality distribution, not for those who wish not to be bothered by details, but especially for those who pick out the cherries and enjoy learning about their systems. Lunar-Linux brings the best out of you as a system administrator together with the best of your system, with the best of the packages.\par
+
+This book is a first attempt to create a comprehensive document that collects the important parts of the available manuals and references on the Lunar-Linux distribution in one $ \LaTeX$ document. The complexity of a distribution is often underestimated, as it includes thousands of applications and configuration aspects that may be vital to your system. The installation is mostly a simple task compared to all the other tasks of succesfully running a Lunar-Linux system.\par
+
+This book follows the typical timeline and approach that anyone probably takes when starting with Lunar-Linux. The installation section covers the new installer method and all that you might need to know to work with typical and non-typical situations. The package management system is explained in detail and will aid in the development of your own modules.\par
+
+With this book you'll find Lunar-Linux to be a perfect jumping board to explore all the different aspects of system administration and configuration. The manual provides you with proper links and references to get you started on topics that can be investigated at a greater depth than this manual will give you. The good reader will gather a large library of references while reading this book over time. Self-help is how this book was created as well.\par
+
+Many thanks to everyone who made this book possible, especially everyone who wrote HOWTO's, code explanations, manual pages, and all that that makes this book what it is now. Special thanks to Julius Donnert (ca3sar) for taking the effort to get us to work on this.\par
+
+We hope you enjoy reading and using this book to explore the possibilities of your Lunar-Linux systems!\par
+
+Auke Kok, July 2005\par
+
+\newpage