From: Yaroslav Halchenko Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:22:55 +0000 (-0500) Subject: BF: some minor fixes of wording in vm.rst X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0a880ce679ddfbf4dc74fded9e2fb3f54a565344;p=neurodebian.git BF: some minor fixes of wording in vm.rst --- diff --git a/sphinx/vm.rst b/sphinx/vm.rst index 53a1b44..b3718a6 100644 --- a/sphinx/vm.rst +++ b/sphinx/vm.rst @@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ The virtual machine contains an installation of `Debian 5.0 (lenny)`_ with a GNOME_ desktop environment. All installed software comes from standard Debian packages, or prospective Debian packages from NeuroDebian -- no custom installations whatsoever. This means that all contained software is readily -available for any system running a Debian operating system (or recent Ubuntu -releases). The virtual machine can be seen as a showcase of what Debian for +available for any system running a Debian operating system (or a recent Ubuntu +release). The virtual machine can be seen as a showcase of what Debian for neuroscience research feels like. Moreover, once downloaded this virtual machine can be kept up to date, just as any other Debian installation. Using -convenient graphical package management tools users, will benefit from security -bugfixed for the whole operating system provided by the Debian project, as well -as software updates for neuroscience-related packages. +convenient graphical package management tools users will benefit from security +bugfixes provided by the Debian project for the whole operating system, as well +as from software updates for neuroscience-related packages. .. _Debian 5.0 (lenny): http://www.debian.org/releases/stable .. _GNOME: http://www.gnome.org/ @@ -57,18 +57,18 @@ and select "Import Appliance" from the file menu. .. image:: pics/vm_import_app.jpg -The next dialog will ask you to choose a virtual machine. Please navigate to the +Next dialog will ask you to choose a virtual machine. Please navigate to the extracted NeuroDebian download and select the `NeuroDebian.ovf` file. .. image:: pics/vm_import_wizard.jpg -You can finished the import wizard by click on *next* a couple of times. There -is no need to change anything, as we will got through the settings in a second. -Importing the virtual machine will take a short while, as it is distributed in +You can finish importing of NeuroDebian by clicking on *next* a couple of times. There +is no need to change anything, as we will get through the settings in a second. +Importing of the virtual machine will take a short while, as it is distributed in a compressed format that now gets extracted (total extracted size about 3.5 GB). Once imported, the NeuroDebian virtual machine will appear in the list of available machines. Do **not** start it yet, but select NeuroDebian and hit the -*Settings* button. In the following dialog you'll have the chance to configure +*Settings* button. In the following dialog you'll have a chance to configure the machine. You can assign the amount of RAM that should be made available to it (for serious fMRI data processing, please allow at least 2 GB). If you have a recent computer with multiple CPU cores, you can also decide how many cores @@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ increase the display memory to 32 MB in the *Display* settings. However, most important is the *Shared Folders* setup. Shared folders allow the virtual machine to access the local harddrive of the host computer. This is an -easy way to access data on a computer with the need to duplicate it or use the -network. The virtual machine is preconfigured to access a shared folder named -labeled "host". Simple click on the *add* button select a folder that shall be +easy way to access data on the computer without duplicating it or using the +network to access it. The virtual machine is preconfigured to access a shared folder named +labeled "host". Click on the *add* button to select a folder that shall be accessible by the machine (e.g. your home directory) and put "host" as the folder name. Note, the folder name is simply a label. Your directory will not be renamed. @@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ be renamed. Finally, close the settings dialog. You have now completed the setup, and you can start the virtual machine by hitting the *Start* button. A new window will -appear that shows the boot process. After a short while the NeuroDebian desktop -will appear. You can now explore the system. The virtual machine is connect -with your host computer, and shares its internet connection. Via this +appear showing the boot process. After a short while the NeuroDebian desktop +will appear. You can now explore the system. The virtual machine is connected +with your host computer, and shares its Internet connection. Via this connection you can update the contained software packages at any time. .. warning:: VirtualBox might offer you to upgrade the "guest additions" to version 3.1.2. - Do **not** do this, since this version is broken, and after the upgrade you + Do **not** do this, since that version is broken, and after the upgrade you will now longer be able to use the mouse inside the virtual machine. .. image:: pics/vm_settings.jpg