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authorEelco Dolstra <e.dolstra@tudelft.nl>2007-12-04T11·42+0000
committerEelco Dolstra <e.dolstra@tudelft.nl>2007-12-04T11·42+0000
commitd4950f207f18e635cc13e3ee33103fd501456384 (patch)
treefa02b9398b00df1ea223d15c75f9a4a011d1fed1 /doc/manual/quick-start.xml
parent6d6c68c0d29310b6eca35f58b1e68f495d6cd33a (diff)
* component -> package.
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diff --git a/doc/manual/quick-start.xml b/doc/manual/quick-start.xml
index c4065ace199e..b51f2b167577 100644
--- a/doc/manual/quick-start.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/quick-start.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ to the following chapters.</para>
 <orderedlist>
 
 <listitem><para>Download a source tarball or RPM from <link
-xlink:href='http://www.cs.uu.nl/groups/ST/Trace/Nix'/>.  Build source
+xlink:href='http://nix.cs.uu.nl/'/>.  Build source
 distributions using the regular sequence:
         
 <screen>
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ $ make install <lineannotation>(as root)</lineannotation></screen>
 
 This will install Nix in <filename>/nix</filename>.  You shouldn't
 change the prefix if at all possible since that will make it
-impossible to use our pre-built components.  Alternatively, you could
-grab an RPM if you're on an RPM-based system.  You should also add
+impossible to use pre-built binaries from the Nixpkgs channel and
+other channels.  Alternatively, you could grab an RPM if you're on an
+RPM-based system.  You should also add
 <filename>/nix/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename> to your
 <filename>~/.bashrc</filename> (or some other login
 file).</para></listitem>
@@ -40,14 +41,14 @@ $ nix-channel --add \
 <screen>
 $ nix-channel --update</screen>
 
-Note that this in itself doesn't download any components, it just
+Note that this in itself doesn't download any packages, it just
 downloads the Nix expressions that build them and stores them
 somewhere (under <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename>, in case you're
 curious).  Also, it registers the fact that pre-built binaries are
 available remotely.</para></listitem>
 
-<listitem><para>See what installable components are currently
-available in the channel:
+<listitem><para>See what installable packages are currently available
+in the channel:
 
 <screen>
 $ nix-env -qa ’*’ <lineannotation>(mind the quotes!)</lineannotation>
@@ -59,13 +60,13 @@ libxslt-1.1.0
 
 </para></listitem>
 
-<listitem><para>Install some components from the channel:
+<listitem><para>Install some packages from the channel:
         
 <screen>
 $ nix-env -i hello firefox <replaceable>...</replaceable> </screen>
 
-This should download the pre-built components; it should not build
-them locally (if it does, something went wrong).</para></listitem>
+This should download pre-built packages; it should not build them
+locally (if it does, something went wrong).</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>Test that they work:
 
@@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ $ nix-env -e hello</screen>
 $ nix-channel --update
 $ nix-env -u '*'</screen>
 
-The latter command will upgrade each installed component for which
-there is a “newer” version (as determined by comparing the version
+The latter command will upgrade each installed package for which there
+is a “newer” version (as determined by comparing the version
 numbers).</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>You can also install specific packages directly from
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ appear asking you whether it’s okay to install the package.  Say
 installed.</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>If you're unhappy with the result of a
-<command>nix-env</command> action (e.g., an upgraded component turned
+<command>nix-env</command> action (e.g., an upgraded package turned
 out not to work properly), you can go back:
 
 <screen>
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ $ nix-collect-garbage -d</screen>
 
 <!--
 The first command deletes old “generations” of your profile (making
-rollbacks impossible, but also making the components in those old
+rollbacks impossible, but also making the packages in those old
 generations available for garbage collection), while the second
 command actually deletes them.-->