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 ==== Grub2 is the GNU actual standard boot loader ====
-SliTaz proposes [[http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/|Grub2]] in his repositories. If not already available on your system, to install it, you need a valid Linux partition with a directory /boot (both can else be empty), and then enter following command in the console:
+SliTaz holds [[http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/|Grub2]] in its repositories. If not already available on your system you can install it by entering the following command in the console providing you have a valid Linux partition with a /boot directory (both can be empty):
 <file>tazpkg get-install grub2</file>
-Continue in the command line with (to install grub to your MBR)
+Continue in the command line (to install grub to your MBR) with:
 <file>grub-install /dev/sda
 grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg</file>
-This main mode of Grub2 installation happens generally **__after__** the installation of SliTaz itself (in case of SliTaz, or of the other linux distribution if installed by an other distribution).
+This main way of Grub2 installation happens generally **__after__** the installation of SliTaz itself (in the case of SliTaz or of the other
+linuxes if installed by another distribution).
-Why speak on that now?
+Let's speak on that now?
-Because it is the first step what happens using SliTaz before Slitaz starts itself! Also bootable CD's or floppies contains her own a little different boot loader. Perhaps you have Grub2 already pre installed from a precedent OS installation? In this case you only have to adapt your Grub2 installation! And can directly use Slitaz without some CD or Floppy at the next start! If not, you just need to start Slitaz once time through an other way (CD, Floppy, USB installation etc.), if needed, adapt the partition of your hard disk, install Grub2 on the wished partition, and continue...
+Because it is the first step of what happens using SliTaz before Slitaz starts itself! Also bootable CDs or floppies contain their own little different boot loader. Perhaps you have Grub2 already pre-installed from a preceeding OS installation? In this case you only have to adapt your Grub2 installation! And you can start to directly use Slitaz without some CD or Floppy at the next start! If not, you just need to start Slitaz once through another way (CD, Floppy, USB installation etc.) if needed, adapt the partition of your hard disk, install Grub2 on the target partition, and continue…
-And you will see in the next chapter, that Grub2 is very flexibel and don't need some OS installation at all. It can start some ISO files, or frugal OS versions, as well as full installations.
+And you will see in the next chapter that Grub2 is very flexible and doesn't need any OS installation at all. It can start ISO files or frugal OS versions, as well as any full installations.
-More! The new Grub2 does not need some valid configuration at all: It includes a tiny command interpreter and it would be possible to start somewhat on your system step by step using individual commands if you perfectly know how to do that and which parameters you have to enter (it is probably the best way to make your system inaccessible to all other people excepted real freaks!).
+More! The new Grub2 does not need a valid configuration at all. It includes a tiny command interpreter and it would be possible to start your system step by step using individual commands if you knew perfectly well how to do that and which parameters you have to enter (it is probably the best way to make your system inaccessible to all other people except real freaks!).
 ==== Adapt a Grub2 installation ====
-**//WARNING://** There are 2 usage of Grub2.
+**//WARNING://** There are 2 usages for Grub2.
-Some distros (for ex. Debian, Ubuntu, etc.) use an extended one and require from you, that you don't edit manually yourself the file ///boot/grub/grub.conf//! If you continue to use that distro, please read the instructions given in the doc of that distro because that distro will probably overwrite automatic all changes you are making manually if you don't respect the prescribed way!
+Some distros (for example Debian, Ubuntu, etc.) use an extended one and require from you that you don't manually edit yourself the /boot/grub/grub.conf file! If you continue to use these distros, please read the instructions given in the docs for that distro because that distro will probably automatically overwrite all the changes you made manually if you don't respect their prescribed way!
-Some distros use an simple usage of Grub2 and allow the direct adaptation in the text file ///boot/grub/grub.conf// . In this case, you will adapt your Grub2 installation by changing the text in the text file ///boot/grub/grub.conf//. It is the configuration file for Grub2!
+Some distros have a simple usage of Grub2 and allow the direct adaptation of the text file /boot/grub/grub.conf. In this case you can adapt your Grub2 installation by changing the text in it. This is the configuration file for Grub2!
 ==== Typical contents of Grub2 as used in SliTaz ====
-I have 3 active Slitaz versions on my hard disk. The first one, actual //base version// (full operable not really graphic linux in console mode only), release 4.0, only ab. 7.2 Mb ISO, will be started directly as ISO file without some other preparation:
+I have 3 active Slitaz versions on my hard disk. The first one, an actual //base version// (full operable, in console mode only), release 4.0, only about 7.2 Mb, will be started directly as an ISO file without any other preparation:
 <file>
 menuentry "SliTaz, ISO start, on /dev/sda5" {
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 set isofile="/slitaz-4.0-base.iso"
 loopback iso $isofile
-linux (iso)/boot/bzImage from=$isofile ramdisk_size=6666 root=/dev/ram0 rw autoexec=startx changes=s512.dat
+linux (iso)/boot/bzImage from=$isofile ramdisk_size=6666 home=usb root=/dev/ram0 rw autoexec=startx changes=s512.dat
 initrd (iso)/boot/rootfs.gz
 }
 </file>
-The second did be prepared to have a concatenated file rootfs.gz (it's ISO file did contain a splited one) and is after that classic «frugal»!
+The second was prepared by using a concatenated file rootfs.gz (its original ISO file did contain the split file system) and is a classic «frugal»!:
 <file>
 menuentry "SliTaz, frugal, on /dev/sda5" {
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 </file>
-//Note:// Take care that all file names and paths are real and correct written! Take care to write correctly [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CamelCase|CamelCase]] names that linux users love to use! Esp. here for ex. in the name //bzImage// !!!
+//Note:// Take care that all file names and paths are real and correctly written! Take care to write [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CamelCase|CamelCase]] names that linux users love to use! Esp. for example in the name //bzImage// !!!
 ===== Training =====
-I will propose you now a //beginner training//.
+I will now propose some //beginner training//.
 ==== Base training ====
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 === Starting SliTaz base ===
-ways at your choice:
+ways at your disposal:
-    * burn the ISO on a fresh CD as ISO (special burn modus) and start from CD
+    - burn the ISO on a fresh CD as an ISO (special burn mode) and start from the CD.
-    * download / copy the ISO in the root of a partition of your hard disk and start with Grub2
+    - download / copy the ISO into the root of a partition of your hard disk and start with Grub2.
-    * burn an ISO or use an old SliTaz CD: since years contains all CD also the net install option and make a net start of SliTaz base
+    - burn an ISO or use an old SliTaz CD: which still contains all of the CD as well as the net install option to make use of a net start of SliTaz base.
-    * install the net install floppy image on a floppy  and make a net start of SliTaz base
+    - install the net install floppy image on a floppy and make a net start using SliTaz base.
-In this training, we will not install!
+During this training, we will not install!
-The CD start has a little advantage: you can pass parameters (see CD messages: a very short time after start the CD will invite you to enter parameters and indicate to you how to see which parameters are available). But it has a great inconvenient: it is a dirty way to produce without need a CD for only 7 Mb regarding the pollution (try perhaps if possible with a CD-RW)!
+The CD start has a slight advantage: you can pass parameters (see CD messages: a short time after starting the CD will invite you to enter parameters and indicate to you how to see which parameters are available). But it has a great inconvenience: it is a dirty way to produce an ISO needing a CD for only 7 Mb irregardless of space (try perhaps if possible with a CD-RW)!
- little menus will appear during the start phase concerning language and keyboard.
+Two little menus will then appear during the start phase concerning language and keyboard.
 The [[login]] appears.
-=== login ===
+=== Login ===
-Yes, in SliTaz, you have to login, you must login! But, be quiet, the SliTaz developers did take care to make it easy for you.
+ Yes, in SliTaz, you have to login! But the SliTaz developers have taken care to make it easy for you.
-You must choice one of both ways:
+You can chose one of two ways:
-    * enter as user (I recommend it to make good habits), the standard user in our ISO is //tux// and user //tux// does not need some password in SliTaz (hit only //enter// at the question //password// )
+   - enter as user (recommended as a good habit). The standard user in our ISO is //tux// and does not need any password for SliTaz (hit only //enter// at the //password// prompt).
-    * enter as //root// . In linux, the administrator is named //root//, as well as the directory of system beeing the //home// of the administrator. Don't confuse both! If you will directly enter as administrator, enter the login //root// and repeat //root// in the field //password// coming soon.
+   - enter as //root// . In linux the system administrator as well as their home directory is named //root//. Don't confuse both! If you directly enter as system administrator, login the system as //root// and repeat //root// in the //password// prompt.
-//note:// nobody will recommend to enter a linux system as //root//, it is really a bad habit!
+//note:// nobody recommends entering a linux system as //root//, it is a really a bad habit!
 === First steps ===
-As the notorious proprietary OS Unix was cloned in Linux really full graphic system were not frequent! But it was already possible to realize in console mode extensive computer operations. Linux did inherit its wide possibilities. SliTaz proposes a very neat and powerful as well as concise environment in console mode.
+As the notorious proprietary OS Unix was cloned into Linux really full graphics systems were not that frequent! But it was already possible to realize in console mode extensive computer operations. Linux did inherit its wide possibilities. SliTaz proposes a very neat and powerful as well as concise environment in console mode.
+===== Really basic newbies training =====
+People coming fresh from Windows will probably be surprised by Linux. For this reason, I wrote some [[reallybasicnewbie|extra training]] for them.
+- You can jump this part -
+===== Daily commands =====
+As this page is already long, please continue [[basicnewbie|here]]!

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